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  • 103rd Airlift Wing pilots free children from overturned vehicle

    Neither Lt. Col. Walt Levantovich nor Capt. Garrett Caponetti expected anything out of the ordinary to occur as they headed to lunch from Bradley Air National Guard Base Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. They were driving together and had just merged onto interstate 91 south in Windsor, Conn., when they saw

  • 2013 Hispanic Heritage Month and Community Events

    In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included September 15th and 16th. In 1988, National Hispanic Heritage Week was expanded by President Ronald Reagan to become Hispanic Heritage

  • Conn. Air National Guard beats Army Guard at TAG Match!

    The 103rd Security Forces Squadron sent two four-man teams to participate in the Adjutant General's Marksmanship Competition this year. The match was held Aug. 2-4, 2013, at the East Haven, Connecticut Rifle Range. Alpha Team included Tech. Sgt. Rick Marks, Tech. Sgt. Nick Augelli, Staff Sgt. Mike

  • Teaching old dogs new tricks at Bradley Air National Guard Base

    EAST GRANBY, Conn. - Armed with 220 million more scent receptors than humans, a detection dog can make short work of sniffing out dangerous threats and drugs. They could probably even smell what you had for last night's dinner which, if true, would be very impressive. Nevertheless, man's best friend

  • 103rd Security Forces Squadron SWATS the competition

    Special weapons and tactics, quick response force or emergency services team, no matter how you choose to name these special units, the truth remains the same. These units are the last resort, the most highly-specialized and lethal force that we call upon to return an intense and deadly situation

  • Connecticut Air National Guard celebrates 90 years of excellence in aviation

    The year 2013 marks a significant time for the Flying Yankees-- signaling the beginning of a new era with our conversion to the C-130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft. It is an exciting time filled with the many challenges that a conversion of this magnitude entails. In the coming months, many unit

  • Flying Yankees compete in Warrior Day

    In the spirit of springtime, Flying Yankees from various units came out last drill to throw down in a little bit of friendly competition. The Yankee Warrior Day, as it was called, was the first event of its kind for the 103rd Airlift Wing and offered the Airmen a chance to come together as groups to

  • Security Forces: Train How You Fight

    Every drill brings a new challenge for security forces members. Whether they have to renew their baton training, respond to an active-shooter situa-tion or clear rooms, the cops are always training.Baton recertification occurs every year and in-volves classroom lecture as well has pretty in-tense

  • CTANG's newest "pilot" tours the base

    The Connecticut Air National Guard's newest Flying Yankee was shown the ropes May 3, 2013, during the Pilot for A Day program at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. The Pilot for A Day Program was developed so that a child with a terminal illness could be invited to be a "pilot" at

  • Shoot, Move and Communicate—Reload and Reiterate!

    During the Connecticut Air National Guard's April Unit Training Assembly, the 103rd Security Forces Squadron took to the field to train in fire team communication drills. Armed with M-4s with Simuntion-style ammunition, the security forces practiced shooting, moving and communicating to further