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  • Connectic Air National Guard Flying Yankees begin mobilization preparations

    As the 103rd Airlift Wing prepares to enter a new phase in the AEF deployment cycle, 48 Flying Yankees mobilized for a deployment to Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany on the morning of Saturday, July 9, 2016.Airmen from the force support and logistics readiness squadron and the communications

  • Practice makes perfect in tight spaces for Flying Yankees

    During the 103rd Airlift Wing's June drill, Flying Yankee fuel systems maintenance personnel conducted a confined space training exercise at Bradley National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, where they simulated the extraction of an injured Guardsman out of the fuel bay of one of their

  • Warrior Day 2016...Flying Yankees take to the field

    The rain finally let up and clear skies gave way just in time for Warrior Day at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut.  The base-wide event featured two rounds followed by the top four teams battling it out in an all-out ruthless tug-of-war battle.  This is the 4th time the

  • Security Forces troops put on weapons display in Connecticut

    Three members from the 103rd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance section volunteered to spend the day at the Hartford Armory to host a display table for a job fair February 27.      Staff Sergeants Brian Davies, Monica Cox and Brandon Gasiorek brought along an M240B machine

  • Road trip to compliance leaves room for improvement

    Members of the 103rd Airlift Wing's Inspector General office and Airmen from the Wing Inspection Team work hard to identify areas that need improvement within the wing without bias or any agenda other than striving to make the unit the best it can be.     "Perfection is an unreachable destination,"

  • Connecticut celebrates 67th annual Armed Forces Day Luncheon

    A record number of military members, Veterans and supporters came out to celebrate the men and women of America's military at the 2016 Connecticut Armed Forces Day luncheon at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, Connecticut, May 20.     The event, hosted by the Connecticut National Guard, is a way to

  • Flying Yankee history—in the making...

    The Connecticut Air National Guard's Flying Yankees are well into their 93rd year and the 103rd Heritage Collection located in the unit's operations building has acquired an extensive compilation of photographs and artifacts. Recently, Maj. D. Elliotte Draegor, historian and director of inspections,

  • Connecticut civil engineers train to perfect skills

    Members of the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron took advantage of a unique opportunity to hone their welding skills during the April drill at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut. The Flying Yankee structural craftsmen spent the majority of time working with metal and the equipment

  • 103rd Maintenance Group embraces process improvement

    Months of analysis and problem solving efforts culminated in a special event where 17 members of the 103rd Maintenance Group presented the results of their combined process improvement efforts on April 24, 2016.     The Airmen conducted four separate team projects as part of a Six Sigma Green-Belt