Members of the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing at Bradley ANG Base in East Granby in early March broke ground at the site where the unit’s new centralized intermediate repair facility will be erected under an $8.3 million construction project. This work will add 17,000 square feet of workspace—giving the wing roughly 30,000 square feet of room overall—to repair and overhaul TF-34 engines used on the A-10 ground-attack aircraft. The CIRF will employ about 80 technicians who will be responsible for the T-34s on 78 Air Guard A-10s and additional engines for A-10s in active duty units. The CIRF will be the last remaining part of the wing’s A-10 legacy. Under BRAC 2005, the unit relinquished its A-10s and took on C-21 VIP transports. (Bradley report by TSgt. Joshua Mead)
Trump Says US Will Sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia
Nov. 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said he plans to sell F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, announcing his decision Nov. 17, a day before he meets the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.
