Connecticut National Guard

Connecticut National Guard hosts “Our Community Salutes” high school enlistee recognition ceremony
May 18, 2024 — The Connecticut National Guard hosted the “Our Community Salutes” high school enlistee recognition ceremony at the Gov. William A. O’Neill State Armory, here, May 18, 2023... MORE

Ruckey named Region 1’s Best NCO
May 16, 2024 — Connecticut will once again represent the New England Region in the National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition after Staff Sgt. Curtis Ruckey, a recruiter with 6th Recruiting and Retention Battalion, won the Region 1 BWC non-commissioned officer category on May 16, 2024... MORE

103rd ACS Makes History with First Cloud-Based Radar/Radio Connection using TOC-L
May 15, 2024 — U.S. Airmen assigned to the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, made history as the first National Guard unit to successfully deploy and execute a cloud-based radar and radio connection of the Tactical Operations System-Lite (TOC-L) during exercise Sentry Savannah May 15, 2024... MORE

Connecticut Guardsman overcomes adversity, finds success with military career
May 9, 2024 — HARTFORD, Conn. — “A lot of cardio,” that’s how Connecticut Army National Guard Spc. Donovan Rampassard, a motor transport operator with the 1048th Transportation Company (Medium), describes losing 45 pounds over the course of two months to enlist into the National Guard... MORE

2024 Connecticut Army Best Warrior Competition
March 22, 2024 — The Connecticut Army National Guard hosts the annual Best Warrior Competition at Camp Nett... MORE

Connecticut Air Guard unit tests battle management system of the future.
March 21, 2024 — Airmen from the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, mounted their vehicles during the early morning hours of March 5 and braved the rainstorms as they convoyed from their home station in Orange, CT to Camp Nett in Niantic, to conduct Exercise Agile Panda... MORE

CTANG Hockey Team Beats MAANG in the Bradley-Barnes Brawl
March 13, 2024 — On Friday March 1, the 103rd Flying Yankees played Massachusetts’ 104th Fighter Wing “Barnestormers” in the annual Bradley-Barnes Brawl at the XL Center in Hartford... MORE

12 Connecticut Veterans inducted into state hall of fame
February 26, 2024 — Twelve Connecticut veterans were enshrined in the state’s veteran’s hall of fame as part of the class of 2023 during a ceremony at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill, Jan. 25, 2024... MORE

Connecticut Guardsman represents Armed Forces at 2024 Florida Classic Tournament
February 20, 2024 — Specialist Ethan Mounts, a unit supply specialist with D. Co., 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, from Middletown, Connecticut, competed with the U.S. Armed Services soccer team in the 2024 Florida Classic Tournament at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale... MORE

2023: the year in review
December 31, 2023 — From deployments to groundbreakings, 2023 was a busy year for the Connecticut National Guard. It would be impossible to list all the incredible achievements our Guardsmen have accomplished this year, but we’re going to do our best to break down some of the biggest events from the past year... MORE

CTNG assists with the interment of six unclaimed veteran cremains