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Heritage Display

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, assembled a display in the wing’s headquarters building outside of the dining facility. The display is comprised of various artifacts and stories she has come across in her research and it certainly catches your eye, telling the story of Gen. George P. Kane, the first person to enlist in the 118th Observation Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Hewes)

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DPH

Linda U. McEwen, LCSW, 103rd Airlift Wing, Director of Psychological Health. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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Welding

Senior Airman Eric Burton, a structural craftsman assigned to the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, slices through a piece of metal using an acetylene oxygen cutter on Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., April 2, 2016. The metal being cut will be used to practice welding when the Flying Yankee craftsmen travel to Barnes Air National Guard base, Westfield, Mass., to sharpen their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Emmanuel Santiago)

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Welding

Airman 1st Class Katie Puza, a structural craftsmen assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing, cleans a piece of metal with a grinder on Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield Mass., April 3, 2016. The Flying Yankees had the opportunity to use the facilities at Barnes to undergo a refresher course in welding. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Emmanuel Santiago)

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Career Day

An impressive collection of bottles and cans is stacked against a fence on base at the home of the 103rd Airlift Wing’s Flying Yankees in East Granby, Conn., in late 2015. The bags are stacked in preparation for pickup and exchange for deposit reimbursement. Five years ago, Master Sgt. Nicola Nardi coordinated the first pick-up of recycled bottles and, since then, Nardi estimates that the collections from the base equate to about $1,000 per year being donated to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center as part of the nonprofit Cans for Kids program. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Nicola Nardi)

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Career Day

Members of the 103rd Maintenance Group proudly display their newly-earned Green Belts after graduating from a Six Sigma course taught by Master Sgt. Robert Walsh (lower right). Walsh is a Black Belt assigned as a personnelist with the 103rd Force Support Squadron. Six Sigma is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement used in many industrial sectors, and within the U.S. Air Force. Green Belts are Airmen who take up Six Sigma implementation as an additional duty operating under the guidance of Black Belts. Black Belts are seasoned Six Sigma professionals who can apply Six Sigma methodology to specific projects. (Photo Courtesy of Capt. Cheryl Mead, 103rd Maintenance Group.)

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Career Day

Staff Sgt. Andrew Faust, security forces specialist, explains safe use and handling of military-issued weapons to visiting Jr. R.O.T.C. students May 12, 2016, during a Career Day event hosted at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. The interaction with troops from the 103rd Security Forces Squadron was a highlight for students participating in Career Day events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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Career Day

Master Sgt. Dennis Coughlin, aircraft ground equipment technician, explains the function and purpose of equipment to support flight mobility May 12, 2016, during a Career Day hosted at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Students discussed military careers with Air National Guardsmen during their visit to the 103rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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Career Day

Master Sgt. Dennis Coughlin, aircraft ground equipment technician, explains the function and purpose of equipment to support flight mobility May 12, 2016, during a Career Day hosted at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Students discussed military careers with Air National Guardsmen during their visit to the 103rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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LCLA--Another first for the Flying Yankees

Loadmasters assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing prepare to drop a bundle out the back of a C-130 Hercules over the 439th Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass. The Flying Yankees, in coordination with the 439th, are conducting a Low Cost Low Altitude air drop. LCLA airdrops enable the C-130 to efficiently drop supplies or any crucial materials required by those on the battlefield at a below average altitude to lessen the threat to whomever may be receiving the care package. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Emmanuel Santiago)

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The fix is in...

Senior Master Sgt. Kirk Foran of the 103rd Airlift Wing’s Inspector General Office gestures to his computer monitor as he toils within the confines of the Inspector General Evaluation Management System. Foran is working to improve the system as part of a team of IGEMS experts during an Air Force-wide customer acceptance testing initiative being conducted remotely with the Air Force Inspection Agency February 29 through Mar. 4, 2016. (Photo courtesy of the 103rd Inspector General Office)

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UPAR course teaches how to tell the story

Sgt. Marc Paquette, Connecticut Training Center, Pfc. Pranav Razdan, A Co. 1-102nd Infantry Regiment and Senior Airman Amy Dziewaltowski, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, attend the 2016 Unit Public Affairs Representative Training at the Regional Training Institute, Camp Niantic, Jan. 30-31. Guardsmen from more than 20 units of the Connecticut Army and Air National Guard and State Militia attended the course to learn how to assist the 103rd Airlift Wing and State Public Affairs offices in telling the Connecticut National Guard story. (Photo by Allison L. Joanis, State Public Affairs Office)

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UPAR course teaches how to tell the story

Capt. Mike Petersen, Connecticut National Guard State Public Affairs Officer, teaches unit public affairs representative trainees how to interact with the civilian media during the 2016 UPAR training course at the Regional Training Institute, Camp Niantic, Jan 30-31. UPARs were also instructed on basic writing skills, unit social media conduct, developing story ideas and taking photos. (Photo by Allison L. Joanis, State Public Affairs Office)

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SWAT

Select members of the 103rd Security Forces Squadron's CT SWAT Challenge team do group pushups as one of the many events of the challenge while team captain Staff Sgt. Michael Stearns looks on. The competitors banded up to compete in the challenge at two venues, the State Police Metacon Range in Simsbury and the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17-21, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roy)

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SWAT

The 2015 103rd Security Forces Squadron SWAT Challenge team poses for a group shot following a grueling challenge part of the annual CT SWAT Challenge at two venues, the State Police Metacon Range in Simsbury and the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17-21, 2015.

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SWAT

Tech. Sgt. Ian McMahon belly crawls with the unit's guidon through the water tunnel obstacle during the annual competition, CT SWAT Challenge. Select members of the 103rd Security Forces Squadron banded up to compete in the challenge at two venues, the State Police Metacon Range in Simsbury and the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17-21, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roy)

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SWAT

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hodges and Staff Sgt. Brian Davies are handcuffed to each other while having to dissemble and reassemble an M4 weapon, each using only their one free hand. Select members of the unit banded together to compete in the CT SWAT Challenge at two venues, the State Police Metacon Range in Simsbury and the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17-21, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roy)

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SWAT

The 2015 103rd Security Forces Squadron SWAT Challenge team attack the first obstacle at the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford, Conn., during the annual Connecticut SWAT Challenge in September. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roy)

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SWAT

Staff Sgt. Brian Davies assists Master Sgt. Susan Flannery as she shoots using night vision goggles and a targeting laser at the Enfield Department of Corrections indoor firing range Aug. 1, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roy)

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CE Israel

Deployed members of the 103rd Civil Engineer and 200th Red HORSE Squadrons move a concrete pumper hose down interior walls using ladders and scaffolding to avoid wall braces at Hatzor Air Base, Israel, in support of Operation JUNIPER COBRA July 20, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Robert Armstrong/RELEASED)

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