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Nov. 16, 2023

39th Army Band performs Veterans Day concert

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Army National Guard's 39th Army Band returned to the Chubb Theatre in Concord on Nov. 10 for a memorable Veterans Day concert. They were joined by 35 high school musicians from across the state and guest conductor Jared Staub from Plymouth State University.

From left, STARBASE Director Mark Campbell, NH Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities, and Franklin School District Superintendent Dan LeGallo conduct a classroom ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 13, 2023, at the New Hampshire National Guard’s Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke.

Nov. 14, 2023

Granite State STARBASE program lifts off with NH National Guard

PEMBROKE, N.H. — The New Hampshire National Guard held a ribbon cutting for STARBASE New Hampshire, a Department of Defense education program for fifth graders, Nov. 13 at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke. Coinciding with the ceremony, students from Dunbarton Elementary School began the inaugural session of STARBASE, which stands for Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration.

Heather Day-Lewis, an emergency department technician at Catholic Medical Center, and Master Sgt. John McDowell, an aerospace medicine technician with the 157th Medical Group, New Hampshire Air National Guard, work a shift together Oct. 10, 2023, in the Emergency Department at CMC in Manchester, New Hampshire

Oct. 31, 2023

New partnership enables critical training for New Hampshire Air National Guardsmen

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Beeping machines, quick footsteps, and rolling carts fill the Catholic Medical Center Emergency Department with a chaotic buzz. Among the flow of people and equipment, one airman from the 157th Medical Group kept pace with the nurses and paramedics bustling from room to room. Aerospace medicine technician, Master Sgt. John McDowell, was completing his annual training requirements alongside CMC’s medical personnel in the ED and Intensive Care Unit in Manchester, New Hampshire, Oct. 9-13. The opportunity was part of a new partnership that allows New Hampshire Air National Guard medics to hone their skills with patients in the hospital setting.

Capt. Robert Matzelle, commander of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire National Guard, won the 1st Lt. Wheeler Award for the top individual pistol shooter in the 2023 NHNG Combat Marksmanship Match held Sept. 6 to 8 at Fort Devens, Mass.

Sept. 26, 2023

El Salvador wins NH National Guard marksmanship match

FORT DEVENS, Mass. — A squad of five lieutenants from El Salvador won the team competition in this year's New Hampshire National Guard Combat Marksmanship Match held Sept. 6- 8 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show is scheduled for Sep. 9 - 10, 2023, at Pease ANG Base in Newington, N.H.

Sept. 4, 2023

Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show updates

CONCORD, N.H. — The 2023 Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show announces a sustainable South Gate entrance at Pease ANG Base for the event scheduled for Sept. 9- 10. For all air show questions and updates, head to thunderovernewhampshire.com ✈️

Capt. Robert Mazelle, Charlie Company, 3rd of the 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard, shoots a timed rifle match during the Marksmanship Advisory Council “MAC” Region 1 Championship on Aug. 18, 2023, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont. Photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio, NYNG Public Affairs.

Aug. 25, 2023

NHNG wins regional marksmanship match

CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. — New Hampshire National Guard shooting squads won gold and silver for a second-straight year at a regional match held Aug. 18- 20 at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont.

From left, Col. Saúl Orantes, commander of First Air Brigade, Salvadoran Air Force, poses for a photo with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Luke Koladish, a pilot with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), prior to boarding their flight July 11, 2023, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Concord, New Hampshire.

July 17, 2023

Feeling right at home

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Army National Guard hosted a State Partnership Program exchange from July 9-11 in Concord. Military guests, seven from El Salvador and three from Cabo Verde, collaborated with Guard aircrews at the Army Aviation Support Facility.

Catastrophic flooding in Berlin, Vermont, caused by heavy rains was the setting for a successful rescue July 11, 2023, by a NHARNG Black Hawk crew from Charlie Company, 3rd of the 238th Aviation Regiment.

July 13, 2023

NHARNG Black Hawk aircrew rescues flood victims in Vermont

BERLIN, Vt. — A New Hampshire Army Guard Black Hawk crew from Charlie Company, 3rd of the 238th Aviation Regiment, rescued three people whose home was surrounded by high water in Berlin, Vermont, on July 11.

Pfc. Stefane Godoes, HHB, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard, shakes hands with District Judge Samantha Elliott moments after becoming a United States citizen June 16, 2023, at the U.S. District Court in Concord.

June 30, 2023

Message to the Force

CONCORD, N.H. — Happy July 4th to you and your families. As we commemorate 247 years of independence, the New Hampshire National Guard could not be in better hands thanks to your unwavering commitment to the citizens of our State and Nation.

From left, Staff Sgt. Ethan Major evaluates a notional casualty while Sgt. Nate MacDonald provides rescue breaths on a notional casualty during annual training June 6, 2023, at the Berlin Regional Airport.

June 20, 2023

Mountain currency

BERLIN, N.H. — With multiple rows of staged medical mannequins, soldiers from Charlie, Delta and Echo Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), New Hampshire Army National Guard, practiced rapid medical response and casualty evacuation during their annual training from June 3 to 18.

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