Connecticut National Guard

Connecticut High School Students learn about the National Guard during “Mission Day”
March 7, 2025 — The Connecticut Army National Guard’s Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau, gave high school students from Windsor High School and AI Prince Tech the opportunity to learn more about the career opportunities and benefits of serving in the National Guard through immersive, hands-on and virtual reality experiences... MORE

CT Soldiers Conduct Live Fire Exercise
March 5, 2025 — Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2, infantrymen from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, conducted live fire exercises at Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania; and Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts... MORE

Joint send-off ceremony celebrates Connecticut Guardsmen as they prepare to deploy
March 1, 2025 — Soldiers and Airmen from the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group and 103rd Airlift Wing, respectively, were celebrated as they prepare to deploy overseas in support of various contingency operations during a joint send-off ceremony at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. March 1, 2025... MORE

WWII veteran posthumously awarded state wartime service medal
February 28, 2025 — Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard presented the Connecticut Wartime Service Medal to Renee DiNino on behalf of her grandfather, Tech. Sgt. Frank DiSalvo, a U.S. Army Air Force veteran who served during World War II as a power turret and gunsight mechanic... MORE

MEDIA ADVISORY: Connecticut National Guard Soldiers & Airmen to deploy in joint send off
February 27, 2025 — HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general and commander of the Connecticut National Guard has announced that more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group and 103rd Airlift Wing are scheduled to deploy for overseas contingency operations following a joint send off ceremony at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut March 1, 2025... MORE

Connecticut National Guardsmen spring into action to aid pedestrian struck by vehicle
February 7, 2025 — On Jan. 30, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., two Connecticut Army National Guardsmen rendered aid to a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Old County Road in Windsor Locks... MORE

14 Veterans Inducted Into Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame
January 24, 2025 — This year 14 Veterans were selected to be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and were honored during a ceremony held at the Gold Star Families Memorial Auditorium on the campus of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill Jan. 23, 2025... MORE

Connecticut Soldiers and Airmen Provide Crucial Support for the 60th Presidential Inauguration
January 23, 2025 — More than 200 Connecticut National Guardsmen helped ensure the peaceful transition of power during several events before and during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20, 2025... MORE

CT Cyber Team begins cybersecurity assessments
January 16, 2025 — The Connecticut National Guard Cyber Team recently began conducting cybersecurity assessments to enhance cybersecurity resilience across the state... MORE

Connecticut National Guard Joint Cyber Team for SME exchange with Uruguay
December 4, 2024 — The Connecticut National Guard’s Cyber Team conducted a virtual engagement with the Armed Forces of Uruguay Cyber Forces at the Gov. William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in preparation for an in-person subject matter expert exchange in Uruguay later this month... MORE