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Serving Dedication: an inside look of how Army Culinary Specialists get food on the table
August 24, 2023 — It’s a new day. U.S. Army Soldiers are awake before the sun rises, ready to report and get on with their jobs. They do as they’re instructed and work themselves with little to no personal time. What keeps them going? Well, at the heart of any unit is the ability for their Soldiers to stay mentally and physically resilient. This wouldn’t be possible if they didn’t receive the proper nutrition to fuel their mind, bodies, and souls... MORE

SWAT, military practice tactical casualty care during 2023 Tactical Rescue Challenge
August 5, 2023 — SWAT and Military teams put their tactical combat care skills to the test during the 5th Annual Tactical Rescue Challenge at the Connecticut National Guard’s Camp Hartell in Windsor Locks, Conn. Aug. 14, 2023... MORE

Connecticut National Guard Pilots Purple Resolve
July 31, 2023 — In the wake of recent suicides, the Connecticut National Guard aims to revitalize their resiliency curriculum... MORE

ANG Director visits Connecticut, underlines readiness
July 11, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, Director of the Air National Guard, and his spouse, Dianne, visited Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut, home of the 103rd Airlift Wing, on May 18, 2023. During the visit, Loh held a meeting with the wing’s senior leaders and spoke with members of the wing during a town hall style meeting to discuss his priorities and how the Air National Guard fits into the National Defense Strategy... MORE

103rd Engineers help build houses for disabled native veterans
June 30, 2023 — Engineers from various squadrons of the 103rd Airlift Wing worked on building homes for disabled Cherokee veterans, here, June 26 – July 7, 2023... MORE

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Timothy Ahearn: The Command Corporal
October 27, 2021 — One of the things that makes the United States military so successful is its command structure and its clear line of succession, should a warrior fall in battle. The commander has his executive officer, the sergeant major has his first sergeant, and the platoon leader has his platoon sergeant. Unfortunately, war seldom cares of for such formalities. ... MORE

Connecticut Guardsman turns personal tragedy into 10 years of advocacy
April 26, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. -- On July 21, 2011, Master Sgt. Jessica Roy gave birth to her first child, Austin. He was born prematurely at 26 weeks and weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Roy (center), 103rd Security Forces Squadron S2 intelligence and investigations superintendent and antiterrorism program manager, Marc Spencer (right), and their families deliver gift bags to nurses at the Saint Francis Hospital neonatal intensive care unit in Hartford, Connecticut, on World Prematurity Day, November 17, 2019. Roy and Spencer both had infant sons pass away after being born prematurely and have dedicated the following years to advocacy work with the March of Dimes organization. (Courtesy photo)

Connecticut Guardsman assists injured motorist
February 21, 2021 — On the morning of January 29, 2021, Leigh Deppe, a Shelton native, was traveling northbound on the Merritt Parkway near Orange, Conn. The state was in the middle of a cold front with temperatures dipping as low as 25 degrees on that particular day. As she rounded a curve in the road, her car hit a patch of black ice and she lost control of her car... MORE

Breaking Glass: Montgomery earns top honors in STEM contest
December 9, 2020 — With pioneers such as Ada Lovelace, credited as the world’s first computer programmer, Marie Curie, the only woman in history to earn two Nobel Prizes for science, Katherine Johnson, who was responsible for calculating trajectories and launch windows for the Apollo space mission, and many others, women have long made a strong, and significant, impact in the realm of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM)... MORE

Miller makes history with promotion to CW5
November 12, 2020 — The U.S. military is a melting pot of diversity. For some service members, joining the military is a pathway to school, citizenship, and other benefits; for others, it’s a lifelong calling to fulfil a family legacy or answer the call for patriotic duty; and for some, it’s a beacon to guide them toward a life of opportunity they may not otherwise have access to... MORE

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