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Spc. Josephine Malloy, mass communications specialist for the 114th Public Affairs Detachment, takes a photo during Saber Junction 25 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany on Sept. 9, 2025. For its annual training, the PAD provided public affairs support to Saber Junction, a multinational military exercise involving more than 7,600 participants from 15 allied and partner nations. Photo by Sgt. Christian Aquino, JMRC.

Tech. Sgt. Amber Martine of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, dashes through Concord’s Karner blue butterfly conservation easement during a 30-kilometer Norwegian Foot March on June 14, 2025.

Soldiers and airmen with the New Hampshire National Guard stand in formation during a change of responsibility and retirement ceremony June 8, 2025, at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, N.H.

position, while Gillian serves at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, New Hampshire, as a respiratory therapist with the 157th Medical Group. They participated in a brief National Twin Day Q&A this year to recognize the holiday.

State congressional staffers gather in front of the Spirit of Portsmouth, KC-46A Pegasus on Aug. 23, 2022, at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, N.H.

Civilian employers from New Hampshire pose at Fort Drum, New York, while visiting with Guardsmen in the field July 21, 2022.

As part of annual training, the 238th Medevac Company, NHARNG, conducts sling-load training June 22, 2022, at Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne, Mass.

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The 157th Air Refueling Wing will spearhead the modernization of the KC-46A Pegasus after its selection as a combined test force in September at Pease Air National Base in Newington, N.H.

Backed by New Hampshire’s governor and congressional leadership, the first-ever KC-46A CTF will operate under the authority of the Air National Guard’s Air Force Reserve Test Center or AATC. The partnership with the Tucson, Arizona-based testing facility establishes the New Hampshire Air National Guard wing as a critical player in the development of advanced capabilities for the U.S. Air Force next-generation refueler.

Pivotal Role

By NHNG Public Affairs | Nov. 3, 2025

The 157th Air Refueling Wing will spearhead the modernization of the KC-46A Pegasus after its selection as a combined test force this month at Pease Air National Base in Newington.

NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte presents Col. Pablo Soriano, chief of staff of the Salvadoran Air Force, with a plaque to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the New Hampshire National Guard-El Salvador State Partnership Program on Sept. 6, 2025, at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, N.H. The modest ceremony was held on the flight line between aerial demonstrations of the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show. Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Johnston, JFHQ Public Affairs.

Silver Jubilee

By Master Sgt. Charles Johnston | Sept. 8, 2025

New Hampshire and El Salvador celebrated the 25th anniversary of its State Partnership Program on Sept. 6 at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform during the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show and Open House at Pease Air National Guard Base, NH, Sept. 6, 2025. The Blue Angels fly F/A-18 Super Hornets and a C-130J Super Hercules during their performances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

Pease hosts Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show

By 157th ARW Public Affairs | Sept. 8, 2025

Over 60,000 people braved a mixed weather forecast to get a close-up view of military aviation, Sept. 6–7 for the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire.

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Shock & Thaw @157ARW & @64thAirRefuelSq deice KC-46 aircraft during cold weather operations Jan. 6 at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington. The maintainers ensured the refuelers were mission-ready despite freezing conditions. https://t.co/Ac0yyzU2XM

Founders Day NH Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities joined students, faculty & trustees to celebrate the 80th anniversary of @NewEngCollege on Jan. 14 in Henniker. NEC was the first post-secondary institution in the nation explicitly established for veterans. https://t.co/IcEfMi7zgW

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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Englund, a master spur holder assigned to the 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Washington National Guard, inspects a gold spur during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 9, 2026. Englund has earned both silver and gold spurs and has helped facilitate multiple Spur Rides throughout his career. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Tucceri.

Washington, Oregon Guard Soldiers Inducted Into the Order of the Spur

By Sgt. Vivian Ainomugisha, | Jan. 26, 2026

CAMP LEMMONIER, Djibouti – Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard, including those

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Troop A and C Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, including liaison monitoring teams and Religious Support Team chaplains, train alongside Tennessee Army National Guard Forward Support Medical Platoon (MEDEVAC), General Support Aviation Battalion aircrews and Florida Army National Guard 715th Military Police Company during civil disturbance response, leader engagements and joint air-ground operations Jan. 16, 2026, during a culminating training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas. The exercise highlighted total force integration as cavalry, medical, military police and religious support elements synchronized mobility, crowd management, escalation control and partner engagement to provide real-time situational awareness and achieve mission success in complex environments. Photo by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount)

National Guard Multi-State Task Force Completes Training Exercise

By Capt. Balinda ONeal, | Jan. 26, 2026

FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers assigned to Task Force Gator, a multi-state National Guard formation,

U.S. Army Spc. Kaitlin Cavanaugh and Sgt. Omar Sewell conduct maintenance on the forward rotor of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, which was battle damaged from a hard landing while serving in Iraq, in the maintenance bay of the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group in Groton, Conn. June 22, 2021. The Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group recovered this helicopter from Kuwait and performed a complete overhaul of the aircraft to get it back into the Army's operational fleet. Photo by Timothy Kloster.

Connecticut Guard Home to Specialized Aircraft Maintenance Facility

By Timothy Koster, | Jan. 23, 2026

GROTON, Conn. – At the Connecticut National Guard’s 1109th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot,

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