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Building prep on track for $3.5 million equipment suite installation for 103rd AOG

Staff Sgt. Paul W. Westcott and Senior Airman Sean M. Vaclavik, both of the 103rd Air and Space Operations Group’s Air Communications Squadron, move a pallet of unassembled furniture from the base supply warehouse to their new location on base April 5, 2010. The move is part of the ongoing efforts to prepare the unit to accept and support the installation of a 3.5 million equipment suite that will enable the 103rd Air and Space Operations Group to achieve its initial operational capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Bryon Turner)

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Building prep on track for $3.5 million equipment suite installation for 103rd AOG

Master Sgt. Daniel M. Hughes and Master Sgt. Benjamin Abbot, of the 103rd Air and Space Operations Group’s Air Operations Squadron, help stage pallets of unassembled furniture in their new building on base April 5, 2010. The furniture will support a $3.5 million equipment suite that will enable the 103rd Air and Space Operations Group to achieve its initial operational capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Bryon Turner)

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103rd Medical Group takes training to heart

Lt. Col. Randy Galloway, commander and flight surgeon, 103rd Medical Group, observes the “vital signs” of his advanced cardiac life saving manikin as Lt. Col Michelle Moeller, chief nurse executive, 103rd Medical Group, and Col. Daniel Menkes, chief of aerospace medicine, 103rd Medical Group, perform life-saving techniques during scenarios such as “the mega code” which simulates electrical and vascular collapse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

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103rd Medical Group takes training to heart

Col. Daniel Menkes, chief of aerospace medicine with the 103rd Medical Group, Conn. Air National Guard, stops chest compressions to receive new instructions from instructor Bruce Moore, retired Lt. Col chief nurse from the 104th Medical Group at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. Moore evaluated 103rd medical providers for qualification in advanced cardiac life saving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

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103rd Medical Group takes training to heart

Medical providers with the 103d Medical Group get hands-on training using a medical manikin that actually responds and tests their handy work during an advanced cardiac life-saving course March7, 2010. ACLS is required every two years for medical providers here and is accredited through the American Heart Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

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Giving back to those who gave

Army Sgt. Peter Rooney wheels toward the front door to unlock his new, specially-adapted home after receiving the key during an official key turnover ceremony in Worthington, Mass. March 13, 2010. Rooney has been anticipating moving into the home since framing began in summer of 2009. The Homes for Our Troops organization builds custom homes for severely disabled veterans through donations, volunteers and local community support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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It's official, disabled Vet receives new home

Kent Hicks, general contractor and owner of Hicks Construction, congratulates Army Sgt. Peter Rooney after presenting him with the certificate of occupation March 13, 2010, in Worthington, Mass. signifying that the new, specially-adapted home provided by Homes for Our Troops was now officially Rooney’s. The Homes for Our Troops organization builds custom homes for severely disabled veterans through donations, volunteers and local community support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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Army Vet honored with new home

Army Sgt. Peter Rooney and his wife, Susanne Rooney, are greeted by Patriot Guard Riders as they exit their black SUV to take center stage for a key turnover ceremony for their new specially-adapted home in Worthington, Mass. March 13, 2010. Rooney lost both legs above the knee due to a roadside bomb in Ramadi, Iraq, April 16, 2007, after which, Homes for Our Troops gifted Rooney with a custom-built home that will accommodate his needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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A little rest and recuperation

Senior Airman Danielle Cummings (center), lodging representative with 24th Air Expeditionary Group, spends some downtime under the cover of the “big tree” at the New Life Children’s Home in Haiti with special-needs children March 9, 2010. Cummings was afforded the opportunity to visit the orphanage toward the end of her deployment which started in early January of 2010. (Photo courtesy Tech. Sgt. Bambi Putinas)

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103rd Force Support Squadron meets new friends

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Jones, lodging and billeting manager with the 24th Air Expeditionary Group in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, embraces new friends at the New Life Children’s Home in Haiti during a visit March 9, 2010, to hand out donations they received in the mail from friends and family in the U.S. (Photo courtesy Tech. Sgt. Bambi Putinas)

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Relaxing under a tree

"In this picture, I'm visiting with orphans who have special needs. We are sitting under the 'BIG TREE' that provides shade and hope for the special-needs children as they sit under it for their own special hour during the day. "

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Flight Ah-ten-hut!

The Honorable M. Jodi Rell, governor of Connecticut, “falls in” with the troops of the 103rd Maintenance Squadron’s Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility for a photo opportunity after throwing the first shovelful of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on the CIRF. The new facility will boost work and training space to roughly 30,000 square feet and will house approximately 80 technicians that work on the engines for Air National Guard and active-duty A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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Good news from the podium, new CIRF building for the 103rd

Maj. Gen Thaddeus J. Martin, the adjutant general for the state of Connecticut, addresses guests and members of the 103rd Airlift Wing during a groundbreaking for the Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility at Bradley Air National Guard base in East Granby, Conn. March 6, 2010. Behind the general sits, from left, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Col. Frank N. Detorie, commander of the 103rd Airlift Wing, and Lt. Col. Jerry McDonald, commander, 103rd Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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103rd breaks ground for new CIRF

A formation of troops from the 103rd Maintenance Group watch as distinguished visitors heave the first shovel of dirt commemorating the official start of construction on the new Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility at Bradley Air National Guard base in East Granby, Conn. March 6, 2010. Of the dignitaries are (from left) Robert Dwyer, project contractor, Cutter Enterprises; Jerry Otterson, project architect from Benham Companies L.L.C; Governor of Connecticut, M. Jodi Rell; Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, the adjutant general for the state of Connecticut; Col. Frank N. Detorie, commander, 103rd Airlift Wing; and Lt. Col. Jerry McDonald, commander, 103rd Maintenance Group. The $8.3 million project will add 17,000 square feet of additional workspace and training areas for the repair and maintenance of the TF-34 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin McNamara)

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C-27 Pilot Needed in Conn.

Capt. Chris “NASA” Thiesing, standardization and evaluation liaison and C-21 pilot for the 118th Airlift Squadron, stands next to a C-21 in the main hangar at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Thiesing originally joined the Conn. Air National Guard as an enlisted Airman working in intelligence and became a pilot after achieving a bachelor’s degree. Thiesing said he wants guardsmen to know that being a traditional guardsman affords you the opportunity to get an interview to become a pilot if you meet the eligibility requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

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Conn. Air Guard Breaks Ground for CIRF

Workers begin the process of tree clearing in preparation for the start of construction at the Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility on base March 4, 2010. A ceremonial groundbreaking is planned March 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Mead)

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Clash of the Titans Ends in Sweet Victory!

Fellow goalies for the 103rd Airlift Wing hockey team, Master Sgt. Michael Johnson and Senior Airman Natalie Ayala, prepare to put their game faces on in the locker room at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., before taking on the rival 104th Fighter Wing Feb. 13, 2010. The 103rd's Flying Yankees skated to a decisive 5-3 win over the Barnes Stormers in the classic matchup. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Michael “DJ” Johnson)

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Conn. Recruiter Recognized and Awarded

Master Sgt. Gary Dowling displays the trophy he received during a recruiting and retention workshop awards banquet in Dallas Feb. 22, 2010. Dowling was named Recruiting/Retention Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Gary Dowling)

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103rd Airlift Wing: Haiti Update

One of the buildings is seen that crumbled to piles of rock and debris after the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit on Jan. 12, 2010, in Haiti, taking the lives of more than 200,000 people. (Photo courtesy of TSgt. Bambi Putinas)

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103rd Airlift Wing: Haiti Update

A Search and recovery team takes a break from their responsibility of sifting through debris to find personal affects and human remains. Buildings crumbled to piles of rock and debris after the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit on Jan. 12, 2010, in Haiti, taking the lives of more than 200,000 people (Photo courtesy of TSgt. Bambi Putinas)

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