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  • Women continue to serve as barriers fall

    In 1973, Cynthia Firsick became the first woman to enlist in the Connecticut Air National Guard. She rose her right hand and took the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, just as he male counterparts had. Firsick would go on to

  • Connecticut ANG firefighters save house

    It was a sub-zero morning, Jan. 3, 2018, when at approximately 5:00 a.m., Air National Guard firefighters were dispatched to 2 Lexington Drive in the town of East Granby for a report of a house filling up with smoke.  Air National Guard firefighters Captain Brian Ellis, Lieutenant Louis Manfredi,

  • Airman wins Connecticut's Excellence in Diversity Award

    Master Sgt. Raymond Rosado is no stranger to the ever-changing climate and challenges of the Air National Guard. Rosado, who is currently the non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the 103rd Airlift Wing’s Operations Support Squadron (OSS), is in his 25th year of service in the Air National

  • 103rd security troops take on SWAT challenge

    A team of 103rd Security Forces Squadron Airmen brought a whole new level of competition to the annual Connecticut SWAT Challenge August 22 through Aug. 24, 2017, despite the fact that many of their veteran members are currently deployed overseas.

  • Passing the torch

    Col. Frank Detorie relinquished command and Col. Stephen Gwinn assumed command of the 103rd Airlift Wing Nov. 4, 2017.

  • Fill Our Rucks

    BRADLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Conn. (December 2, 2017) -- Members of the 103rd Airlift Wing’s Flying Yankee Running Club teamed up with the Rocky Hill Veterans Center and Connecticut Children’s Hospital for the 2nd Annual “Fill Our Rucks” Toy Drive 5k Run Dec. 2, 2017, at Bradley Air National

  • Air Guardsmen keep C-130H flying high

    SOUTHWEST ASIA – Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here are undergoing a transition during their deployment here. These Airmen deployed from the 103rd and 145th Airlift Wings, from Connecticut and North Carolina respectively, have come together

  • Flying Yankees complete first combat sortie

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Citizen Airmen of the 103rd Airlift Wing completed their wing’s first ever C-130H Hercules combat sortie March 3, 2017 out of their undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The service members, assigned to 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, delivered cargo and personnel to Iraq in