U.S. Army Sgt. Christine Vu, a flight medic from F Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, out of Clearwater, Fla., explains patient medevac loading procedures to a group of Kosovo Force and Kosovo Bor More
A group of soldiers from several nations participate in a presentation of Turkish history and culture during an Oct. 29, 2015, Turkish Republic Day celebration hosted by Multinational Battle Group-East’s Turkis More
Then-Staff Sgt. Ben Simon deployed to Afghanistan with the Connecticut National Guard's 1-102nd Infantry Regiment in 2006. He served as a mortar man before transitioning to a role in the state's Public Affairs Office.
Spc. Marcella Hoye, deployed to Kosovo with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, runs on Camp Bondsteel on July 19, 2015, during one of her first training runs in preparation for the Athens Marathon in Greece. More
U.S Army Spc. Samman Shrestha from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, out of Windsor Locks, Conn., serving as part of NATO’s peace support mission in Kosovo—engages with a teenage Kosovar student during an More
Croatian, Slovenian, Swiss and U.S. Army flight crews soar over Kosovo during a multinational, eight-ship helicopter mission, testing the flight crews’ ability to operate as one team, Sept. 16, 2015, out of Cam More
Lt. Col. Jeffrey LaPierre (left), the commander of the Connecticut National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, and Multinational Battle Group-East’s Southern Command Post; and Capt. Demetrius Tread More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East race toward the finish of the U.S. Army 10-Miler Shadow Run, held Sept. 27, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. This was the first Army 10-Miler Shado More
Turkish soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East prepare to conduct crowd and riot control drills during rehearsals for Operation Stonewall, held Oct. 14, 2015, outside the Bill Clinton Sports Cente More
Members of the Kosovo Police rush toward the scene of a simulated violent demonstration as they prepare to conduct a crowd and riot control mission during Operation Stonewall, Oct. 16, 2015, outside the Bill Cl More
Staff Sgt. Sara Motyka (left), a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Kosovo with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, instructs 1st Lt. Beatriz Munoz-Lamos, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier with the 30th More
Sgt. Mitchell Gosselin, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, walks alongside Kosovo Security Force first-year cadets during an exercise at the KSF More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sara Motyka, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, demonstrates the proper technique for chest compressions during a Nov. 14, More
U.S. Army Col. Vernon Simpson (center), the commander of Multinational Battle Group-East and the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, greets Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, as the gene More
U.S. Army Sgt. Sean McCauley (right), an Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Kosovo with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, participates in an M16 rifle disassembly and reassembly test during the MNBG-E Soldier of More
Multinational Battle Group-East Soldiers from Armenian and the United States gather for a group photo following its Armenian contingent’s transfer of authority ceremony, Dec. 12, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo More
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk W. Conley speaks with Soldiers deployed to Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East during a Dec. 21, 2015, visit to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Conley discussed the “ More
U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1 Christina Abalos, a Texas National Guard Soldier serving in Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, accepts the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge from German Col. Hans-Jürge More
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed to Kosovo race to complete a 4-mile ruck march on the early morning of Jan. 9, 2016, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, as part of the Multinational Battle Group-East Soldier of the Month co More
U.S Army Soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East celebrate the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 18, 2016, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. MNBG-E recognized the civil rights leader with a More
U.S. Army Capt. Richard LaGrega, a Connecticut National Guard officer deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, briefs a group of Polish, Croatian, German, Turkish and U.S. military compet More
The first- and second-place teams for the Multinational Battle Group-East Excellence in Competition shooting match pose for a group photo during an award ceremony held Feb. 19, 2016, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. More
Sgt. 1st Class Steven Leach, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, hands a certificate of achievement to a student who took part in the Teaching of More
Swiss Warrant Officer 2 Claude Bovet, a load master with the Swiss contingent deployed to Kosovo, prepares to take off in a Super Puma helicopter during a two-day, multi-ship aviation exercise held to test mult More
Incoming and outgoing commanders, staff leaders and guest speakers salute during the playing of the U.S. and Turkish national anthems during the Multinational Battle Group-East Southern Command Post transition More
Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Trouern-Trend, Chief Operations Sergeant for Health Protection, 118th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, peers through binoculars while birding at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Feb. 9, 201 More
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook lowers a 12,000-pound navigational buoy into the waters off the coast of Chatham, Mass., May 9, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak waited in the distance to retrie More
CTNG Celebrates National Guard's 381st Birthday
Then-1st Lt. Yumi Panui poses for a photo while assigned as a platoon leader to Charlie Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion, Hawaii Army National Guard. Panui served as both a platoon leader and Behavioral More
Warrant Officer Roberto Pauleus in his home country of Haiti. Pauleus grew up in Gonaives, Haiti and after completing his education and working as an accountant in his hometown, he decided to immigrate to the U More
Pfc. Jonathan Boski (left) and his father, Lt. Col. Matthew Boski (right), pose for a photo after Boski's graduation from Advanced Individual Training in November 2018. The elder Boski, who spoke at his son's g More
Capt. Gregory C. Rothrock (left), Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, looks on as Maj. Gen. Fran Evon, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard, after sign More
Master Sgt. Joseph Amato, 103rd Operations Group Evaluator Loadmaster, monitors the Virtual Reality Aerial Delivery Suite system during a training session at Bradley Air National Guard Base on March 29, 2019. T More
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo and Delta Companies, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade pose in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Muir Army Airfield, June 27, 2 More
Tech. Sgt. Diego Solano, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, empties a magazine during a range event at the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Simsbury, Conn. Aug. 14, 2019. The competition brings together tactical oper More
Lt. Col. Liput (left), Civil Air Patrol, signs the memorandum of understanding for the Starbase program, signifying the Civil Air Patrol's partnership with the Jumoke SMaRT Academy Sept. 19, 2019 in Hartford, C More
A crowd awaits the return of Connecticut Air National Guardsmen to Bradley Air National Guard Base from a deployment to Kuwait, November 5, 2019, in East Granby, Conn. Members of the 103rd Airlift Wing deployed More
An airmen from the 103rd Air Wing holds an American flag out of the hatch C-130 Hercules aircraft after it landed at Bradley International Airport, Nov. 7, 2019. The 103rd Air Wing returned from a four month de More
Erik Johnson, a teacher from Park City Magnet School and chaperone during Digging Into History, holds a button the group found during their three-week summer program to Seicheprey, France, at the William A. O'N More
Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz makes remarks to a crowd during the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony held at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. Dec. 6, 2019. Bysiewicz congratulat More
Major Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, makes remarks during a wreath laying ceremony at the State Capitol in Hartford, Dec. 9, 2019. The ceremony, held my American Legion More
Soldiers assigned to the 192nd Military Police Battalion, 242nd Engineers, 928th Military Police Detachment, and 256th Engineer Detachment, salute the American flag during a Freedom Salute and Send-Off ceremony More
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - Connecticut Guardsmen stand in formation as family and friends look on prior to boarding their airplane and departing for deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Ti More
NIANTIC, Conn. – Staff Sgt. Lindsay Walsh, assigned to the Rhode Island National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, cleans a simulated casualty’s chest prior to administering a chest tube during Comprehe More
Christopher Lacour, a motor transportation operator with the Connecticut National Guard’s 1048th Transportation Company (Medium) poses for a photo with his coach, Kevin Schmidt, during the Western New England G More
Cyber Nutmeg participants share their strategies for combating cyber attacks following a breakout session of tabletop exercise at the Governor William A. O’Neill armory, March 9, 2020. Cyber Nutmeg is a cyber s More
A member of the 1st Governor's Foot Guard drills a pilot hole for a tent stake in the parking lot of Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, March 24, 2020. Members from the 1st and Second Foot Guard a More
A Connecticut National Guard Soldier loads a tractor trailer with a pallet of portable beds and linen to be distributed to mobile field hospitals, March 25, 2020. The beds were supplied by the state's Departmen More
After a day of cleaning an unused wing of the Stamford Hospital to help prepare it for an expected influx of patients due to the COVID-19, Pvt. 1st Class Erik Cravo, Company B, 1-102nd Infantry, Connecticut Nat More
Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company drive their Bridge Erection Boat into position to grab a section of a Improved Ribbon Bridge on the Thames River in New Lond More
Specialist Cameron Graham and Spc. Alan Peck, crew chiefs from the 169th Aviation Regiment walk toward a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, June 12, 2020.
A Soldier assigned to the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company helps construct a platform for his unit to place breach charges during a training exercise at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in East Lyme, Connecticu More
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) conducts weapons qualification training using an Engagement Support Trainer system at Camp Nett, More
Medics assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 141st Medical Company transport a simulated casualty to an awaiting flight medic from the 1-169th Aviation Battalion aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter at t More
A Soldier assigned to the 118th Multifunctional Medical Battalion plots a navigation point during a land nav relay race at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in Easy Lyme, Connecticut, June 23, 2020. The race st More
A Soldier assigned to the 142nd Area Support Medical Company checks on a patient at the Veterans Memorial Armed Forces Center during the unit's medical response training in Danbury, Connecticut, June 25, 2020. More
Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard prepare to unload a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment from an Alaska National Guard C-17 Globemaster at the Army Av More
Senior Airman John Donnelly, III, member of the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a chainsaw to cut a tree that had fallen into a roadway during Hurricane Isaias, August 8, 2020, Fairfield, Connecticut. The 1 More
Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course listen to an instructor on how to facilitate casualty care while waiting for a heli More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, gives a speech during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. Aug. 20, 2020. T More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. John Noone, Connecticut National Guard's state equal opportunity employment manager, address a crowd a the beginning of a Women's Equality Day event at the Gov. William A. O'Neill Armory i More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, makes remarks at a promotion ceremony for Chief Warrant Officer 5 Clifton Miller Aug. 27, 2020 at the Gov. William A. O'Nei More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont talks to members of the 103rd Civil Engineering Squadron as they clear fallen trees from roadways in North Haven, Connecticut, Aug. 28, 2020. Lamont, along with Maj. Gen. Francis More
Army Specialist Scott Whalen, a 256th Engineer Detachment firefighter, participates in structural live fire training at the Connecticut Fire Academy, September 11, 2020 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Whalen is More
Connecticut National Guard firefighters conduct structural live fire training at the Connecticut Fire Academy, September 11, 2020 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The training was preceded by a ceremony that was More
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 143rd Regional Support Group takes a photo with his family at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. prior to departing for an overseas More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Samantha Sheehan, a human resources specialist with the Connecticut National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, grabs a couple jugs of milk for a family at a drive-through food More
Connecticut Army National Guard medics attend vaccination skills validation at Fairfield Regional Fire Academy, February 22, 2021, Fairfield, Connecticut. The medics were activated as part of the Guard's COVID- More
Two Kosovo Border Police are hoisted into a helicopter from F Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, out of Clearwater, Fla., during a medevac training exercise on the Administrative Boundary Line bet More
Turkish soldiers share traditional cuisine from their homes with soldiers from several other nations while hosting an Oct. 29, 2015, Turkish Republic Day celebration on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The soldiers all More
Spc. Samman Shrestha from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, out of Windsor Locks, Conn., serving as a part of NATO’s peace support mission in Kosovo—uses hand gestures to visually demonstrate one way of s More
Capt. Demetrius Treadway, the Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander for the Connecticut National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, demonstrates the kneeling firing stance for Turkish and More
A Multinational Battle Group-East marathon team poses for a group photo before participating in a U.S. Army 10-Miler Shadow Run, held Sept. 27, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The team, made up of U.S. Army So More
Members of the Kosovo Police listen to instructions as they prepare to conduct crowd and riot control drills during rehearsals for Operation Stonewall, held Oct. 14, 2015, outside of the Bill Clinton Sports Cen More
Local emergency responders rush a (simulated) patient, injured in a traffic accident scenario, toward an air medevac site during the beginning stages of Operation Stonewall, Oct. 16, 2015, outside the Bill Clin More
Staff Sgt. Sara Motyka (left), a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Kosovo with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, instructs Sgt. Rodolfo Matta, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier with 1st Battalion, 169th More
Master Sgt. Kenneth Blevins, a member of the Multinational Battle Group-East and 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team headquarters staff, speaks with Kosovo Security Force first-year cadets during an exercise at th More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sara Motyka, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, demonstrates the technique for finding a pulse during a Nov. 14, 2015, CPR More
U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass (left), Col. Vernon Simpson and Patricia Grass review the photos of past Multinational Battle Group-East commanders, Nov. 24, 2015, outside Simpson’s office at Camp Bondsteel, Koso More
U.S. Army Sgt. William Evola, a Connecticut National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, performs push-ups during a physical fitness test during the Multinational Battl More
Incoming and outgoing Armenian soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East's Southern Command Post stand in formation during their transfer of authority ceremony, Dec. 12, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Koso More
U.S. Army Capt. Justin Elliott, a West Virginia National Guard officer serving in Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, accepts the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge from German Col. Hans-Jürgen Frei More
U.S. Army Spc. Nathaniel Allen, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, keeps a strong pace during a 4-mile ruck march for the Multinat More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bernard, the senior enlisted leader for the Connecticut National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, talks about the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. duri More
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Gibb, a Connecticut National Guard officer deployed to Kosovo with 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, practices the prone supported firing position with an M16 rifle during Mult More
German Army Maj. Falk Grundshok, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Drew Andrews, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey LaPierre, and U.S. Army Spc. Dane Beitzel, all assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East, pose for a More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jay Soukiassian, from 2nd Battalion, 238th Regiment, and Sgt. 1st Class Steven Leach, from 1st Battalion, 169th Regiment, both assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East, pose with stud More
Swiss Capt. Haag Sandro, a pilot for the Swiss contingent deployed to Kosovo, prepares for takeoff during a two-day, multi-ship aviation exercise held to test the flight crews’ ability to operate as one team an More
U.S. Army Capt. Chad Gion, the Multinational Battle Group-East chaplain, delivers the invocation at the beginning of MNBG-E’s Southern Command Post transition of authority ceremony, Feb. 29, 2016, at Camp Bonds More
Capt. Yumi Panui joins the Connecticut Army National Guard as the Chief Behavioral Health Officer after being a member of the Hawaii National Guard for seven years. (Photo provided by Capt. Yumi Panui).
Warrant Officer Roberto Pauleus at his Warrant Officer Commissioning Ceremony at the Regional Training Institute, Camp Niantic, Conn., Nov. 17, 2017. Pauleus is the Property Book Officer assigned to the 143rd R More
Mr. Ben Simon teaches 10th grade at Achievement First Hartford High School in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4, 2019. Simon is a first-year teacher at the school, after completing his education requirements thanks to th More
Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker, 103rd Airlift Wing broadcaster, trains on the Virtual Loadmaster Training System (VLTS) March 29, 2019 at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn. Tucker is holding two remotes that are More
Capt. Gregory C. Rothrock (left), Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, looks on as Maj. Gen. Fran Evon, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard, signs a Jo More
A spice brown Security Forces patch identifies a team of defenders from the 103rd Security Forces Squadron competing in the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Simsbury, Conn. Aug. 14, 2019. The competition brings to More
Students and faculty of the Jumoke SMaRT Academy pose after the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Starbase program, Connecticut National Guard, and Civil Air Patrol Sept. 19, 2019 in Hartford, More
Connecticut National Guard leaders greet Air National Guardsmen upon their return to Bradley Air National Guard Base from a deployment to Kuwait, November 5, 2019, in East Granby, Conn. Members of the 103rd Air More
Family and friends of Airmen assigned to the 103rd Air Wing wait for their loved ones to return at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Nov. 7, 2019. The 103rd Air Wing returned from a four month deployment to Kuwa More