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Connecticut National Guard partners with the VA to streamline post-deployment services
August 19, 2026 — The Connecticut National Guard has partnered with the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs in a new pilot program to help streamline post-deployment VA services for its guardsmen by integrating the department’s mobile medical unit into the Guard’s Reverse Soldier Readiness Processing (RSRP) for soldiers and airmen returning home from overseas deployments...

Connecticut Army National Guard Soldiers Showcase Professionalism and Community Service at Stratford Family Picnic
August 18, 2026 — On July 25, 2026, Soldiers of the Connecticut Army National Guard joined members of Universal Fraternity Lodge No. 149, their families, friends, and members of the community during the Lodge’s 21st Annual Family Picnic at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, Connecticut...

Connecticut and Uruguay Strengthen their partnership at Sail Boston
July 30, 2026 — Uruguay, the State Partnership Program country partnered with the Connecticut National Guard, recently participated in Sail Boston events from July 10-15, 2026, in the Boston Harbor...

West Virginia, Connecticut Guardsmen Support Scouting’s National Jamboree
July 29, 2026 — National Guardsmen from West Virginia and Connecticut are working closely with local organizations and Scouting America to ensure one of the country’s largest youth events runs smoothly and remains safe for participants, while strengthening their readiness for future operations...

Celebrating 250 years: 102nd Army Band performs in Uruguay for the first time
July 17, 2026 — As the vibrant sounds of brass echoed throughout the venue, audience members experienced more than a performance; they experienced the shared celebration of partnership and music. In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the 102nd Army Band from the Connecticut National Guard performed for the first time in Uruguay June 25, 2026. The performance shed light on the importance of international relations with partner nations and how through music, partnerships can be forged and strengthened...

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K-9 Veterans Day
March 3, 2026 — In 1942, the U.S. Army established its War Dog Program, the K-9 Corps, officially marking the first time canines were integrated into the armed forces. K9 Veterans Day serves as an annual tribute to the service and sacrifice of military dogs, as well as other canines serving the nation...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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