New Hampshire National Guard

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.

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.

New Hampshire National Guard field at Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, New Hampshire, Oct. 17, 2023.

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

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.

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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An honor guard from the New Hampshire Army National Guard escorted the body of Staff Sgt. Tanner Grone during an honorable transfer Nov. 22, 2023, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Concord, N.H. Grone, a U.S. Special Operations aviation soldier, died earlier this month during a training exercise in the Mediterranean. A funeral is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 25, in his hometown of Gorham. The service will be held at the middle high school. It begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. Grone was 25 years old. (Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Johnston, NHNG Deputy State PAO)

Body of Army Staff Sgt. killed in Mediterranean helicopter crash returns to NH

By NHNG Public Affairs | Nov. 24, 2023

An honor guard from the New Hampshire Army National Guard escorted the body of Staff Sgt. Tanner Grone during an honorable transfer Nov. 22, 2023, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Concord, N.H. Grone, a U.S. Special Operations aviation soldier, died earlier this month during a training exercise in the Mediterranean. A funeral is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 25, in his hometown of Gorham. The service will be held at the middle high school. It begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. Grone was 25 years old.

39th Army Band performs Veterans Day concert

By Sgt. Bei Simmons, 114th Public Affairs Detachment | Nov. 16, 2023

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. The ceremony was held during the inaugural session of STARBASE New Hampshire, a Department of Defense education program that stands for Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration. Each session provides fifth-grade students with a total of 25 hours of STEM-based learning over a five-day period. Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Johnston, NHNG Deputy State PAO.

Granite State STARBASE program lifts off with NH National Guard

By NHNG Public Affairs | Nov. 14, 2023

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.