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  • Col. Roy Walton, commander of the 103rd Mission Support Group, walks around the emergency operations center directing individual subject matter experts during a table-top exercise on May 4, 2014, Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. The exercise was designed to prepare the Connecticut Air National Guard for the upcoming hurricane season, and implement procedural changes and lessons learned from previous exercises and actual emergency response operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

    Bradley’s leadership prepares for hurricane season

    Leadership and various subject matter experts from across the 103rd Airlift Wing conducted a table-top exercise to work through hurricane response processes and procedures May 4, 2014. In the exercise a simulated Category 3 hurricane named Lulu was on a path through Connecticut, forcing some of the surrounding area to evacuate. In this scenario the
  • Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Dublinski stands next to a directional signpost at a deployed location in Southwest Asia May 8, 2014. Sgt. Dublinski is currently assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron and will be soon returning to his home station, the 103rd Air Control Squadron in Orange, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jefferson S. Heiland)

    "Stealth Control" concludes deployment

    Georgia Air National Guard personnel assigned to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron are preparing to hand the controls of their equipment over to replacements as their unit's deployment comes to an end.The Georgians' home unit is the "Stealth Control" 117th Air Control Squadron based in Savannah, Ga. The deployed Air National Guardsmen
  • Senior Master Sgt. Curt Robichaud, avionics section supervisor with the 103rd Maintenance Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Greg Boswell, the component maintenance chief with the 103rd Maintenance Squadron, Master Sgt. Jonathan Shepard, aircraft fuel systems specialist with the 103rd Maintenance Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Angel Santos, machine shop supervisor with the 103rd Maintenance Squadron, Col. James Galloway, commander of the 103rd Medical Group and Tech. Sgt. Anthony Gagliardi Jr., a budget analyst with the 103rd Maintenance Group proudly display an automated external defibrillator at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., April 6, 2014. The team is credited with saving the life of Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Salsbury, a labor relations specialist with the Connecticut National Guard, using an AED like the one show just two days earlier here. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

    Teamwork and courage saves the life of an Airman

    An individual once said, "Fate rarely calls upon us at a time of our choosing;" a piece of wisdom several Flying Yankees can personally attest to after their combined efforts saved the life of a fellow Airman on April 4, 2014.As Col. James Galloway, commander of the 103rd Medical Group, completed his annual physical fitness test, he and the
  • The 103rd Air Control Squadron has two operations modules, both of which were used in a training exercise at the Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Conn., April 5, 2014. Technicians work inside these modules providing radar control and monitoring of air weapons during simulated offensive and defensive air operations as well as managing and operating aerospace control and warning systems during exercises. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Pierce)

    Joint exercise provides great training for 103rd Air Control Squadron

    Two operations modules sit inconspicuously on top of a hill beneath the shadow of a skyward-facing radar unit. Huddled inside each module are air surveillance technicians, weapons directors and a mission commander taking part in a joint training exercise. The Airmen inside are communicating with the 255th Air Control Squadron out of Gulfport,
  • Snow rapidly accumulates on a C-130H aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing during a nor’easter at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., Feb. 13, 2014. More than 200 Airmen reported to work here and at the Orange Air National Guard Station, ready to answer the call in the event the state required assistance during the height of the storm. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Bryon M. Turner)

    Weathering the storm

  • Senior Airman Christopher Cangemi, 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a new Kabota skid steer machine to clear snow from an accumulation point that could soon host additional snow expected to fall overnight on Feb. 12, 2014. Despite their current high state of readiness and their proven track record of storm recovery service to the state and community, the unit will soon conduct a three-day course to train additional volunteers from other units of the Connecticut Air National Guard to increase the available pool of skilled team members for recovery operations in the event of a natural disaster, on or off base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

    Flying Yankees ready for the storm

    The Airmen of the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron are ready to provide storm recovery operations and roadway clearance support should the state request their assistance in the event of a major weather event. With yet another winter storm headed for the state, the engineer squadron began operational checks on their specialized equipment days before
  • Master Sgt. Chris Jones is assisted by Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Kelly as he prepares to embark on his fifth deployment on Jan. 23, 2014. Jones will serve as the community services superintendent at a deployed location in Southwest Asia and is deploying with two other Airmen from the 103rd Force Support Squadron at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Bryon M. Turner)

    Deploying trio ready to make a difference

    Three members of the 103rd Force Support Squadron said farewell to their loved ones and boarded an aircraft bound for a deployed location in Southwest Asia on Jan. 23, 2014.The trio will focus on programs that will maintain and improve the quality of life for other deployed Airmen there. Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Gorbachyk will serve as a food service
  • An Airman assigned to the 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron downloads cargo from a C-130 June 26, 2013, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Jefferson S. Heiland)

    Aerial porters on track with pallet-train after unit's fourth C-130 arrives on station

    The fourth of eight C-130H Hercules aircraft earmarked for service with the 103rd Airlift Wing touched down here with a full load of cargo on Jan. 17, 2014.On the following duty day, aerial porters assigned to the 103rd Logistic Readiness Squadron took the opportunity to achieve some valuable on-the-job training, working to download the six pallets
  • A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing flies off into the sunset at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., Dec. 19, 2013, marking the historic, first locally-generated sortie with the unit’s newly assigned airframe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Bryon Turner)

    C-130H mission takes flight as the sun sets on 2013

    The 103rd Airlift Wing reached a historic milestone when it launched the first locally-generated sortie with one of the unit's newly-assigned C-130H Hercules aircraft on Dec. 19, 2013.The Flying Yankees took flight shortly before 5:00 p.m., soaring off into a stunning winter sunset over the Bradley Air National Guard Base with a local aircrew
  • A vintage B-25 Mitchell bomber flies near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2010, during a memorial flight honoring the Doolittle Raiders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

    Yale Bowl Offers New Opportunities

    Recruiting and Retention teamed up with the Yale Reserve Officer Training Corps Saturday, November 2, to honor local veterans at the Yale-Columbia football game in New Haven, Connecticut. The invitation for veterans and their families offered free admission to the game, but also a recruiting opportunity for the Connecticut Air National Guard.Col.
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