Components
The Connecticut Air National Guard consists of the following major unit:
- 103d Airlift Wing
- Established 1 November 1923 (as: 118th Observation Squadron); operates: C-21A Learjet
- Stationed at: Bradley Air National Guard Base, Windsor Locks; Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The "Flying Yankees" of the 103rd Airlift Wing are the third oldest Air National Guard unit in the United States, tracing their lineage back over 90 years of military aviation. They currently fly the C-21A, a twin turbofan engine aircraft and its mission is providing cargo and passenger airlift. The aircraft is the military version of the Lear Jet 35A business jet.
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
- 103d Air Control Squadron
- Stationed at Orange and is known as "Yankee Watch". The mission of the 103d Air Control Squadron is real-time detection, identification and surveillance of air traffic for combat operations and homeland defense. The 103d ACS is the oldest unit of its kind in the United States military.
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