(HARTFORD, CT) - On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will join Mohegan tribal officials at a news conference, where plans regarding Mohegan Sun's new hotel will be announced.

In the evening, Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman will participate in a Connecticut National Guard send-off ceremony to honor approximately 35 soldiers of the Middletown-based 143rd Regional Support Group, who are being deployed to Afghanistan to provide command, control, and administration to all base life support operations, and approximately 55 soldiers of the Niantic-based 192nd Military Police Battalion, who are being deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in support of detainee operations.

WHO : Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman
WHAT : News conference to unveil plans regarding Mohegan Sun's new hotel
WHEN : Thursday, March 5, 2015; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE : Mohegan Sun, Winter Lobby, Upper Level; 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville

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WHO : Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman
WHAT : Connecticut National Guard send-off ceremony
WHEN : Thursday, March 5, 2015; 5:30 p.m.
WHERE : William A. O'Neill State Armory; 360 Broad Street, Hartford

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For Immediate Release: March 4, 2015

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