103rd Air Control Squadron

103rd Air Control Squadron is a National Guard squadron assigned to the Connecticut Air National Guard. It provides theater command with air battle management, radar surveillance, air space control, and long haul communication capabilities to plan and execute combined air operations, air superiority and air strike ground attack operations, and provides state authorities with a dedicated force ready to react to local and national emergencies. The unit is located on Orange Air National Guard Station in Orange, CT.

103rd Air Control Squadron
Official patch and logo for the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard.
Active	1946 – present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Command and Control
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Garrison/HQ	Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Connecticut
Nickname(s)	"Yankee Watch"
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Award, Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Joseph R. Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Ned Lamont (Governor of the State of Connecticut)
State military leadership	Major General Francis J. Evon Jr. (TAG) Brigadier General Gerald McDonald (AAG)

See also

• Connecticut Air National Guard

Further reading

• Flying Yankees, a history of the first fifty years of the Connecticut Air National Guard. Compiled by Colonel Carl D. Jenson [and] CMSGT. Edward W. Burton. c1973.
• "The Flying Yankee Squadron" by Richard W. Owen. In Connecticut circle v.2:no.9 1939:Nov. pp. 3–5. About the 118th Observation Squadron.

External links

• Bradley Air National Guard Base at GlobalSecurity.org
• 103rd Air Control Squadron