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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

Flying Yankees hit 100
December 8, 2023 — In November, the 118th Airlift Squadron ‘Flying Yankees’ of the Connecticut Air National Guard celebrated a century of service. Curt Jans spoke with its leaders about their current mission and future plans... MORE

A C-130H aircraft, painted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 118th Airlift Squadron, Flying Yankees

Connecticut Air Guard unit completes MSO Conversion
November 20, 2023 — The 103d Air Control Squadron of the Connecticut Air National Guard is the first unit in the National Guard to have completed the mission systems operator, or MSO, conversion and will also be part of more modernization efforts including testing cutting edge equipment like the Tactical Operations Center - Light and the TPY-4 radar as the Air Force and Air National Guard look over the horizon and ready themselves to be able to respond to any potential future conflict... MORE

Honoring Those Who Served
November 8, 2023 — Honor is one of the core values of the Army, and it is the foundation of what makes up the commitment of the funeral honors team in the Connecticut National Guard... MORE

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143rd RSG Commander Bridges Past With 43rd INF DIV Veteran
May 19, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn — U.S. Army Col. David Pickel, 143rd Regional Support Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, gifted his shoulder sleeve insignia to Korean War veteran U.S. Army Pfc. Richard Kurtz, 13th Ranger Company, 43rd Infantry Division (Retired) during a brief ceremony at the West Suffield, Connecticut VFW on Thursday, May 19, 2022... MORE

Connecticut's Fighting Irish - The Story of the Ninth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
March 10, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn — A blue banner defiantly flies high and proudly, weathering the unwelcoming wind coming from deep within the Gulf of Mexico as it is carried along the coast of Ship Island, Mississippi. Resting below a mighty bald eagle is a golden harp adorned with an emerald green field, followed by the words, “Erin go bragh”. Connecticut’s fighting Irish have arrived... MORE

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

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