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Its primary components are the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Air National Guard, and four companies of the state militia. The Military Department of the State of Connecticut traces its origins to May 11, 1637, when the "General Courts" (colonial assembly - legislature) established a military arm of the provincial government.
The National Defense Act of 1921 provided for a number of National Guard Aviation Squadrons and the 43d Aero Squadron was re-designated as the 43d Division Air Service Squadron. As a National Guard unit, the squadron became a part of the 43d Division, at that time made up of National Guard Troops from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The Connecticut State Militia is divided into two classes: the National Guard and the naval militia. [1]The organized militia consists of the Connecticut State Guard (the four units of the Governor's Guards are active), the Connecticut State Guard Reserve, and the Naval Militia.
Dec. 1—EAST LYME — Maj. Jamie Cuticello was new to his role as post commander at the Connecticut National Guard's primary training installation in Niantic when he stopped by the Town Hall with ...
Sep. 9—WINDSOR LOCKS — Connecticut National Guard Spc. Maritza Meuse had a different plan than many of her fellow soldiers upon her return Thursday from an almost year-long deployment to Poland.
103rd Air Control Squadron is a National Guard squadron assigned to the Connecticut Air National Guard.It provides theater command with air battle management, radar surveillance, air space control, and long haul communication capabilities to plan and execute combined air operations, air superiority and air strike ground attack operations, and provides state authorities with a dedicated force ...
The 103rd Airlift Wing (103 AW) is a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard, stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the 103 AW is operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).
This included the units of the Governor's Guards and Naval Militia as well as the National Guard. [6] The Connecticut Office of Civil Defense was established in 1959 and became a subordinate agency of the Connecticut Military Department under the authority of the Adjutant General to respond to natural disasters, civil disturbances and other events.