Connecticut National Guard

A C130 aircraft that reported a problem while heading to Bradley International Airport has landed safely, according to the Connecticut Airport Authority. They said the aircraft landed safely around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and referred NBC Connecticut to the Connecticut National Guard for additional information. We have reached out to the National Guard. Check back for updates.

The Connecticut National Guard conducted a flyover across the state on Thursday to pay tribute to health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

Vehicles lined up bumper Wednesday morning in West Hartford, all picking up much-needed PPE. It was a coordinated effort overseen by the Department of Public Health and assisted by the CT National Guard. “This is what we’ve been trained to do is to support our community,” said Sr. Master Sgt David Miller of the CT National Guard. N95 masks,...

The Connecticut National Guard will be setting up additional surge capacity hospital beds at UConn Health on Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The National Guard plans to assist UConn Health with setting up 136 surge capacity hospital beds in the Connecticut Tower. The beds would help prepare for a potential increase in coronavirus patients as the pandemic continues. The National…

As parts of Connecticut prepare for a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the state’s National Guard is working to transform the Connecticut Convention Center into a COVID-19 recovery center. On Saturday, members from the National Guard worked to assemble a quarter of the needed beds for the state’s largest recovery center. The mission is to put together...

As parts of Connecticut prepare for a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the state’s National Guard is working to transform the Connecticut Convention Center into a COVID-19 recovery center.

National Guard will be setting up 646 beds at the Connecticut Convention Center for Hartford Healthcare on Saturday. It will be the largest recovery center in the state.

Members of the Connecticut National Guard is setting up temporary hospitals to provide hospital beds amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Connecticut National Guard has brought two climate-controlled tents to the West Haven V.A. Medical Center to use for a potential overflow of patients in the future as  the state deals with the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The state of Connecticut has had 1,012 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and there have been 21 deaths. The Connecticut…

Sacrifice doesn’t just hang on the shoulders of soldiers, but on the ones who wrap their arms around them. “This is his first deployment,” a wife of a National guardsman said. “We’ve never been separated for so long before,” she added. She and her young children are one of dozens of Connecticut families saying goodbye for now to their...

Dozens of members of the Connecticut National Guard Military Police Unit said goodbye to family members on Thursday as they headed out for deployment.

The 18th annual Operation ELF promotion kicked off Monday, and they are looking for donations to help ease the financial stresses military families face because of the call to active duty.

It’s been a long couple of days for Connecticut state firefighters from Bradley International Airport and the Connecticut National Guard, especially those on duty who were the first to respond to the vintage plane crash Wednesday.

A Connecticut National Guard Airman was on the vintage B-17 aircraft when it crashed at Bradley Airport on Wednesday morning and he acted quickly and heroically to help other passengers get off the plane after the crash.

Three missions are accomplished and now another one is about to get underway for the Connecticut National Guard.

On Wednesday UH-60 Blackhawks flew above the West Branch River Reservoir in West Hartland as the Connecticut National Guard practiced aerial water bucket training. The training, done to prepare aviation crews to assist local fire departments in controlling forest fires.

Governor Ned Lamont is partially activating the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Connecticut National Guard formally welcomed home 70 guardsmen from deployment with a Freedom Salute at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford Tuesday.

The Connecticut National Guard formally welcomed home 70 guardsmen from deployment with a Freedom Salute at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford Tuesday.