Connecticut Air National Guard
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| Active | November 1, 1923 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air National Guard |
| Type | Air Reserve Component |
| Role | Air superiority Combat Search and Rescue Expeditionary combat support Air traffic control |
| Size | 1,200 personnel 1 flying wing 1 air control squadron |
| Garrison/HQ | Bradley Air National Guard Base East Granby, Connecticut |
| Nickname | “Flying Yankees” and “Yankee Watch” |
| Engagements | World War I World War II Korean War Operation Deny Flight Operation Decisive Endeavor Operation Noble Eagle Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1999 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor 2003 (2) |
The Connecticut Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It is comprised of approximately 1,200 airmen and officers assigned to one flying wing and one air control squadron. The 103d Airlift Wing is based in East Granby at the Bradley Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport. It maintains and operates the C-21A aircraft. The 103rd Air Control Squadron is based in Orange.[1]
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[edit] Aircraft
Aircraft assigned to the unit throughout its operations include:[2][3]
- Curtiss JN-4
- P-39 Airacobra
- A-20 Havoc
- B-25 Mitchell
- P-51 Mustang
- F-84 Thunderjet
- F-86 Sabre
- F-94 Starfire
- F-102 Delta Dagger (1956 to 1971)
- F-100 Super Sabre (1971 to 1979)
- A-10 Thunderbolt (1979 to April 8, 2008)
- C-21A (2006 to present)
[edit] Units
[edit] 103rd Airlift Wing (103 FW)
Known as the "Flying Yankees", the 103rd Airlift Wing is the third-oldest Air National Guard unit in the United States with a history dating back to World War I.[4]
[edit] 103rd Air Control Squadron (103 ACS)
Known as "Yankee Watch", the mission of the 103rd Air Control Squadron is real-time detection, identification and surveillance of air traffic for combat operations and homeland defense.[1]
[edit] Notable personnel
- Jack Swigert Apollo 13 astronaut (April 1960 to October 1965)[5]
[edit] External links
- Connecticut Air National Guard (recruiting site)
- Connecticut National Guard
- Unofficial Website of the 103rd Air Control Squadron
- 103rd Airlift Wing at GlobalSecurity.org
- Bradley Air National Guard Base at GlobalSecurity.org
[edit] Further reading
- Flying Yankees, a history of the first fifty years of the Connecticut Air National Guard. Compiled by Colonel Carl D. Jenson [and] CMSGT. Edward W. Burton. c1973.
- “The Flying Yankee Squadron” by Richard W. Owen. In Connecticut circle v.2:no.9 1939:Nov. p. 3-5. About the 118th Observation Squadron.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Our Mission. Connecticut Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Pike, John (2005-08-21). Copyright. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ Pike, John (2005-04-28). Copyright. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ Governor M. Jodi Rell (CT) (August 10, 2005). Governor Rell Visits National Guard Fighter Wing Targeted Under BRAC Process Press Release.
- ^ Biographical Data - John L. Swigert, Jr.. Johnson Space Center - Astronaut Biographies. NASA (January 1983). Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
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