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News & Features

103rd Security Forces competes in 2021 Connecticut SWAT Challenge
August 24, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Roach, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, fires an M4 carbine from the roof of a SWAT vehicle during the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 18, 2021. The competition brings together tactical operators from across the nation to train SWAT weapons tactics, movements, and physical fitness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven Tucker)

Connecticut Air Guard welcomes local Civil Air Patrol cadets
August 23, 2021
Civil Air Patrol cadets fly the 103rd Airlift Wing’s C-130H Hercules Multi-Mission Crew Trainer during a visit to Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 13, 2021. Cadets from the Connecticut Wing’s Danielson and Plainville squadrons got an up-close look at C-130H aircraft, the engines that power them, and learned about the 103rd Airlift Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven Tucker)

Connecticut Air Guard trains with TSA, State Police
August 9, 2021
The Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department and Connecticut State Police respond to a small unmanned aircraft system flying over Bradley Air National Guard Base during a drone response exercise conducted at the installation in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 5, 2021.  With the increased prevalence of drone activity around the world, the 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to conduct a multi-agency antiterrorism exercise that tested the base’s response to a drone incursion. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven Tucker)

Connecticut Guard upgrades C-130H fleet
June 25, 2021
The Connecticut Air National Guard receives H3 model C-130s as part of a plan to upgrade the 103rd Airlift Wing's fleet of aircraft, June 2, 2021 at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut. The H3s are replacements for the Connecticut Guard's fleet of C-130H1 aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney)

Connecticut Guard, Uruguay continue 21-year partnership
June 24, 2021
The flag of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is displayed over the State Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn., June 15, 2021. The flag was flown as a gesture of solidarity between the Armed Forces of Uruguay and the Connecticut National Guard during a bilateral visit for the State Partnership Program.

Maj. David C. Pytlik
State Public Affairs Officer
david.c.pytlik.mil@army.mil
Office: (860) 524-4857
Cell: (860) 883-5336

Mr. Timothy R. Koster
State Public Affairs Specialist
timothy.r.koster.civ@army.mil
Office: (860) 524-4858
 

103rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

161 Rainbow Road
East Granby, CT 06026
860-292-2460
 

130th Public Affairs Detachment (PAD)

64 Field Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
(860) 268-5501