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  unit Name Connecticut Air National Guard
  dates November 1 , 1923 - present
  country United States
  branch Air National Guard <br>
  type Air Reserve Component
  role Close Air Support <br /> Combat Search And Rescue <br /> Expeditionary Combat Support <br /> Air Traffic Control
  size 1,200 personnel<br />1 flying wing<br />1 air control squadron
  garrison Bradley Air National Guard Base <br /> East Granby, Connecticut
  nickname “Flying Yankees” and “Yankee Watch”
  battles World War I <br /> World War II <br /> Korean War <br /> Operation Deny Flight <br /> Operation Precise Endeavor <br /> Operation Noble Eagle <br /> Operation Iraqi Freedom
  decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1999 <br /> 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 103rd Fighter Wing is based in East Granby at the Bradley Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport . It maintains and operates the A-10 Thunderbolt and C-21A aircraft. The 103rd Air Control Squadron is based in Orange . 1



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103rd Fighter Wing (103 FW)


Known as the “Flying Yankees”, the 103rd Fighter Wing is the third-oldest Air National Guard unit in the United States with a history dating back to World War I.Governor M. Jodi Rell (CT) (August 10, 2005). Governor Rell Visits National Guard Fighter Wing Targeted Under BRAC Process Press Release.


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 .nocontent


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FURTHER READING


  • Flying Yankees, a history of the first fifty years of the Connecticut Air National Guard. Compiled by Colonel Carl D. Jenson {Link without Title} 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.



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