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  • Getting Hosed Has Never Been as Much Fun

    The tradition of the "fini-flight," or final flight, has been commonly attributed to the Vietnam era where pilots were doused by a firehouse after completing their 100th safe combat mission. On Bradley Air National Guard Base, March 3, 2012, the tradition continued for Col. Pete "Meat" Siana as he

  • Connecticut Air Guard's Flying Yankees return home from overseas

    The last of 40 Connecticut Air National Guardsmen from the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron who were deployed to Afghanistan returned home to Bradley Air National Guard Base Friday, March 2.The majority of the Airmen returned February 20 to much fanfare and a welcome from Gov. Dannel Malloy and Lt.

  • Deployed Connecticut Airmen get a lift, in spirit and back home

    Approximately 25 Airmen from the 103rd Security Forces Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, returned home Jan. 30, 2012, after a more than six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, just in time to watch Super Bowl XLVI. The Airmen arrived by international flight into

  • Connecticut Air Guard's Flying Yankees cut 2011's fourth ribbon

    The Connecticut National Guard held its fourth ribbon cutting of 2011 on base during the mid-morning of Dec. 3, 2011, to celebrate the completion of a $9 million renovation to a Bradley Air National Guard Base facility. The facility boasts a nearly 23,000 square-foot addition that will house the

  • Governor visits Flying Yankees in Afghanistan

    Gov. Dannel P. Malloy participated in a surprise overseas mission on November 16, visiting servicemembers from the 103rd Security Forces Squadron stationed in Afghanistan. The governor also visited deployed 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron members November 17. Governor Malloy travelled with Delaware

  • Letter from the Front: 103rd CES Update

    Happy Holidays to all the loved ones we left back home and support us as we pass the half-way point of our mission over here in Afghanistan. It was our turn to deal with bad weather in this part of the world this month as those in New England continue to recover from the damage from the storms. We

  • When nature calls, the Guard responds

    Approximately 400 members from the Connecticut Army and Air National Guard were called up for state-active duty Nov. 1, 2011, in response to the destruction caused by Storm Alfred on Oct. 29.The Guardsmen were called for a variety of missions from brush clean-up to dropping off generators and cots

  • Top enlisted personnel visit Connecticut National Guard, discuss top issues

    The relentless rain of the past few weeks took a hiatus just in time for Bradley Air National Guard Base to host a visit for the Office of Secretary of Defense-Reserve Affair's senior enlisted advisory council Oct. 5, 2011. The visit, which included a tour of the base and a town-hall meeting, was

  • 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron: Update from the Front...

    Hello to all back home from the 877th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron (EPBS) in Mazar-e-Sharif (MeS), Afghanistan. It is hard to believe we have already knocked off one of our six months over here. We have been working hard on all sorts of different projects making the mission in Regional Commands