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The 1109th AVCRAD, the Army's secret weapon for fleet maintenance
January 21, 2026 — Connecticut is home to some of the United States’ largest military industrial businesses like Sikorsky, Electric Boat, and Pratt & Whitney. However, it’s also home to one of the U.S. Army’s greatest kept secrets, the 1109th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot, or AVCRAD... MORE

From Flatlined to Flyable: 1109th TASMG brings new life to battle damaged helicopters

Connecticut National Guard Teams Drive Innovation Forward
January 10, 2026 — Three teams of Connecticut National Guard service members presented ideas on how to improve their organization to a panel of judges during the 2026 Innovation Challenge at the Officer’s Club of the Governor William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford, Conn. Jan. 10, 2026... MORE

CT Air National Guard Delivers $900K in Medical Care to American Samoa
November 17, 2025 — The 103d Medical Group recently completed an Innovative Readiness Training that provided an incredible dual purpose – providing critical medical care to thousands of citizens in American Samoa at no cost from Aug. 11 to Aug. 27, 2025... MORE

Lieutenant Governor, CT Military Department renames Operation E.L.F. after late Governor Rell
November 7, 2025 — Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and the Connecticut Military Department announced they are renaming their Operation Embracing Lonely Families (E.L.F) program after the late Gov. M. Jodi Rell, during a press at the Gov. William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford, Conn., Nov. 7, 2025... MORE

Connecticut Soldiers Compete in Multi-Domain Challenge at Fort Devens
September 29, 2025 — Blending cyber warfare skills with traditional Soldier tasks, Connecticut Guardsmen joined counterparts in Massachusetts to compete in the 126th Cyber Protection Battalion Commander’s Cup, a high-stakes, multi-domain competition that tested their physical, technical, and tactical readiness... MORE

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D-Day Squadron Travels Over 3,000 Miles, Crosses Atlantic Ocean to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of D-Day
June 6, 2024 — On May 15, five WWII era transport planes landed at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Connecticut. The aircraft, part of the D-Day Squadron’s 2024 Legacy Tour, consolidated at the airport then departed for Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, the first step in the Allied liberation of Western Europe, and the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift... 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

Connecticut Guard Soldier Donates Kidney to Save Father
October 23, 2023 — For Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Luis Gonzalez Jr., selfless service is not just some term to throw around. Gonzalez , 28, originally from Manchester, Connecticut, works as a retail sales consultant for AT&T in Bellingham, Massachusetts. When he is not selling cell phones, he commutes back to Connecticut to serve as a motor transport operator with the 1048th Medium Transportation Company... MORE

History of the U.S. Military's Dining-In
September 25, 2023 — The term “dining-in” derives from an old Viking tradition celebrating great battles and feasts of heroes by formal ceremony, which spread to monasteries, early-day universities and to the military when the officer's mess was established. ... MORE

Cyber Yankee prepares DoD, government, and business for potential cyber threats
June 6, 2023 — Started in 2015, Cyber Yankee is the premier regional cyber training event for defense, state and federal agencies, and key utility companies to rehearse prevention and response best practices. And, unlike other cyber-focused training events which focus entirely on threats against the DoD’s information Network (DODIN), Cyber Yankee is the only military exercise which focuses on critical infrastructure and key resources that directly affect the American people... MORE

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