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For nearly a year, families back home counted the days and hours until their Connecticut National Guardsmen would land back on Connecticut soil.

Family and friends said goodbye to their loved ones as more than 70 Connecticut National Guardsmen and women deployed to Poland on Sunday. After several weeks of training in Texas, the 142nd Area Support Medical Company will be supporting Operation Atlantic Resolve in Poland over the next year by providing medical care. Governor Ned Lamont issued a statement saying in…

Family and friends said goodbye to their loved ones as more than 70 Connecticut National Guardsmen and women deployed to Poland on Sunday.

Nearly 600 soldiers of the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment are beginning their assignment for Operation Enduring Freedom’s Horn of Africa mission.

On Wednesday, hundreds of Connecticut National Guardsmen said goodbye. As they filed onto a plane, they know it’ll be about a year before they’re able to come home. “Always been a pleasure to serve my country. It was one of my dreams growing up as a kid, being able to represent the nation, wear this flag. It’s an absolute...

All 300 National Guardsmen who went to Washington, D.C. to provide support for the inauguration have returned home.

More than 100 members of the Connecticut National Guard are headed to Washington, D.C. for security purposes for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden

“This will be a national security event they will probably never forget,” Captain Dave Pytlik said. New images Wednesday show National Guard members inside our nation’s Capitol taking turns protecting and sleeping and in the coming days more than 100 members of the Connecticut National Guard will join in with them. “We are sworn to uphold and support the constitution…

The Connecticut National Guard will conduct a flyover in a C-130H over several cities and towns as a tribute to healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Connecticut National Guard will do statewide flyovers on Thursday to honor healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. A Connecticut Air National Guard C-130H will be flown over hospitals and other healthcare facilities in more than 25 cities and towns, according to a release from the National Guard. “Defending the homeland has taken a new shape,…

There’s a group of people working long hours behind-the-scenes during the coronavirus crisis. On Wednesday, Connecticut National Guard members showed NBC Connecticut inside their New Britain distribution warehouse, which we’re told, has been an integral part of the response in our state since mid-March. “Now you’re looking at medical supplies, you’re looking at PPE, procedure masks, surgical masks, gloves,...

On Wednesday, Connecticut National Guard members showed NBC Connecticut inside their New Britain distribution warehouse, which we’re told, has been an integral part of the response in our state since mid-March

Stamford has the most covid cases in the state and when the hospital reached out for backup, the military stepped up

Two members of the Connecticut National Guard have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials confirmed Tuesday. One is an airman assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing in East Granby. That person, a man between 20-30, tested positive on March 27 and was hospitalized. The second is a soldier assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters who works in Middletown. That person,…

As medical workers around the state fight to keep people healthy, they will have an army behind them. Literally. Assisting in the fight against COVID-19, the Connecticut National Guard is playing a role, but not in a way you might think. “When we talk about mobilizing the National Guard, we’re not talking about checkpoints and roadblocks. We’re not talking...

Although not receiving federal funding yet, Connecticut’s National Guard is also active in the fight against COVID-19.

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