Milestones aplenty for the Hercules and the Flying Yankees

The C-130 Hercules aircraft will turn 60-years-old on Aug. 23, 2014, and the Airmen of the 103rd Airlift Wing are projected to receive the unit's eighth and final C-130H within a month, marking an important milestone for operations at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut."There

Vice President Biden lands at Bradley Air National Guard Base

Airmen earn degrees and unlock their future

Thirteen Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing walked across the stage during a commencement ceremony receiving their Community College of the Air Force diplomas during the drill weekend at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., Aug. 3, 2014. Many family members and fellow Airmen attended

Scouting out the Hercules

Cub Scouts from Troop 18 in Killingworth, Connecticut arrived at Bradley Air Nation Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut for a special tour of a C-130H Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing, on Aug. 4, 2014. The small troop of approximately ten children was allowed a unique

Flying Yankees do the heavy lifting

The 118th Airlift Squadron dropped their very first "heavy" last Wednesday, July 23, 2014, over "bean bag drop zone" at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. As part of the 103rd Airlift Wing, the squadron has been performing these training drops every week since the beginning of

Aiming for enhanced readiness with a base-wide exercise

Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut went on lockdown mid-morning on July 30, 2014, as part of an active-shooter response exercise conducted by the 103rd Airlift Wing. According to Lt. Col. James Guerrera, anti-terrorism officer for the 103rd Airlift Wing, the exercise is an

Air drop training on target for heavier loads

A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing jettisoned two sets of container delivery systems as part of a training exercise over Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts on Saturday, July 12, 2014.The mission was to drop four container delivery systems using

Horses to homecomings

The sun shone bright on the backs of horses, sleek and shiny from careful grooming. They grazed contentedly in their fields as cars began to pull in, children's eager faces glued to car windows, watching the animals with fascination. They were arriving to participate in the Horses to Homecoming

Marksmen compete at the national level

The 43rd Winston P. Wilson Championship, an annual championship for best marksman in the National Guard, took place this past May at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Ark.This year's competition was the first year members of the 103rd Security Forces Squadron formed a team to represent the

Bradley's Honor Guard recognized as program of the year!

The 103rd Airlift Wing's Base Honor Guard program was recognized as the Base Honor Guard Program of the Year for the region by Hanscom Air Force Base. The 103rd Airlift Wing's Honor Guard supports the honor guard program there, as do a number of other Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units