The Connecticut Guardian - November 2023

News and information from around Connecticut's Home Team

Dec 04, 2023

Connecticut Air Guard unit completes MSO Conversion

The 103d Air Control Squadron of the Connecticut Air National Guard is the first unit in the National Guard to have completed the mission systems operator, or MSO, conversion and will also be part of more modernization efforts.

CTNG assists with the interment of six unclaimed veteran cremains

The Connecticut National Guard’s funeral honors team worked alongside the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association to celebrate the lives and inter the cremains of six Connecticut veterans at the state veteran’s cemetery, here, Nov. 3, 2023.

Announcements

The 2023 Adopt-a-Family program is underway! The campaign is designed to provide assistance to those Service Members and Families who are experiencing a financial hardship during the holiday season. If you would like to apply for assistance or would like to adopt a family, please contact the CTNG Service Member and Family Support Center at 1 (800) 858-2677
Interested in becoming an officer in the Connecticut Army National Guard? There will be Officer Candidate School and Warrant Officer Candidate School open houses at Camp Nett, in Niantic Jan. 28 2024 and Feb. 25, 2024. To register for the OCS open house, click here. For WOCS, click here.
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More National Guard News

First Lady Welcomes National Guard Families to White House

For the second straight year, first lady Jill Biden welcomed National Guardsmen, spouses and children to the White House to discuss their challenges and how best to support them.

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