National Guard

Connecticut Democrats, including Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong, criticized President Trump’s deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s request, calling it dangerous and inflammatory. They pledged to prevent similar intervention in CT.

The National Guard will conduct bag checks in New York City subways. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move as part of a five-point plan to curb crime on public transit.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said the state has increased security around temples, Jewish day schools and mosques amid conflict between Israel and Hamas. And according to Lamont, the National Guard is on standby.

To attract more recruits into the National Guard, about a half dozen states around the country are trying a new version of a now-defunct national program: paying finders’ fees to people who bring in new troops.

The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving outreach and incentive plans to counter that trend.

Army National Guard troops had until June 30 to get the COVID-19 vaccine but about 10% of those troops haven't received the shot.

Members of the Connecticut National Guard are making patients ready for evacuation by land or air ambulance, and treating combat injuries — like bullet wounds — during realistic combat medic training this week at a guard facility in East Lyme.

Connecticut utility companies have been training with National Guard members from all six New England States during the annual two-week Cyber Yankee exercise.

Fairfield County has the 11th highest number of railway injuries and deaths in the nation.

National Guard members on active state duty can now organize and form unions, as a result of a settlement of a federal lawsuit that began in Connecticut.