Story by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 03.05.2025
Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2, infantrymen from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, conducted live fire exercises at Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania; and Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Connecticut Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Conrad Sheldon and Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Kevin Jacquet, a culinary......
Story by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 12.12.2022
For many, closing a chapter in their life entails a party, a celebration, maybe a cake or a night out with friends for drinks. Some favor something more private, maybe a solo trip across Europe or a period of staying home to decompress and to prepare for what’s next. For U.S. Army Maj. (ret.) Rick Marshall, conquering the Pacific Crest Trail, a 5 month, 2,650-mile-long trek across multiple......
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.27.2021
On Oct. 27, 1918, Cpl. Timothy Ahearn, from New Haven, Connecticut, took command of his company after ever officer and sergeant fell during a German offensive near Verdun, France....
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 01.31.2020
From an outsider’s perspective, the sport of boxing can appear like a chaotic and violent dance between two athletes. But for those in the ring, the sport transcends the few moments of sparring and is better defined by the camaraderie and fellowship shared among their fellow boxers....
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 12.09.2019
Hartford, Conn. – Major Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, was a guest speaker at a ceremony at the State Capital, here, to mark the beginning of the Wreaths across America week, Dec. 9, 2019....
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 12.06.2019
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Thomas Saadi inducted 10 local veterans into the state’s Veteran Hall of Fame at the Legislative Office Building, here, Dec. 6, 2019....
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 11.15.2019
Fifteen Conn. high school students share their experiences after spending three weeks in Seicheprey, France restoring trenches used by Connecticut's 102nd Infantry Regiment during World War I....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Simon | Combined Joint Task Force 101 | 09.24.2010
Afghan National Army soldiers, with support from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Iron Gray, conducted an air assault operation on the town of Masamute Bala, located in the Alishang District of the Laghman Province late Sept. 24....
