New Hampshire National Guard

From left, Staff Sgt. Larry Davis reunites with his children, Parker and Camryn, and wife, Samantha, during a 3-197th Field Artillery Regiment welcome home ceremony Feb. 8 at the Manchester armory. About 370 soldiers, including a battery of 84 guardsmen from Michigan, deployed last spring to the Middle East. The New Hampshire Army National Guard HIMARS (high mobility rocket system) battalion completed a nine-month rotation in support of Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve.

Sixty-one New Hampshire Guardsman muster at sunrise for the 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March on May 4, 2024, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Concord, N.H.

Award recipients (or designees, in their absence) stand front and center at the New Hampshire National Guard’s annual awards ceremony on Dec. 13, 2023, at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, N.H.

NH National Guard 2023 award winners

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.

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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Maj. Heath Huffman of the 157th Air Refueling Wing approaches the finish line of the 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March on May 4, 2024, in Concord, N.H. Huffman placed first in a field of 61 competitors with a time of about three and a half hours. Photo by Sgt.1st Class Courtney Rorick,114th Public Affairs Detachment NCOIC.

NH National Guard hosts Norwegian Foot March

By Master Sgt. Charles Johnston | May 6, 2024

Sixty-one New Hampshire Guardsmen braved the Scandinavian crucible known as the Norwegian Foot March on May 4, 2024, in Concord. Soldiers and airmen clad in camouflage, combat boots and 25-pound packs navigated a timed 18.6-mile course around the state military reservation for a chance to earn a foreign military badge.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Poticha, a crew chief assigned to the 157th Maintenance Group, New Hampshire Air National Guard, marshals the 157th Air Refueling Wing’s 11th KC-46A tanker, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Dec. 11, 2020. The delivery official was Brig. Gen. Keith MacDonald, director of operations, National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

Training exercises scheduled at Pease today, tomorrow

By NHNG Public Affairs | April 18, 2024

Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington is conducting a series of training exercises today and tomorrow. The local community can expect to hear loud emergency tones and announcements over base loudspeakers.

Spc. Ethan Moorhouse, human resources specialist with 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, poses for a photo at his workstation at the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, N.H. Moorhouse, known by his section as

He's on another level

By Sgt. Bei Simmons | March 28, 2024

On paper, Spc. Ethan Moorhouse may still be a part-time fuel handler, but it's his customer service skills that are making a difference for the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Since taking on a full-time personnel position in 54th Troop Command, Moorhouse has been the driving force behind the brigade’s S1 team. Recently, it was recognized by the U.S. Army for processing 1,418 customer management cases last year, the most in the National Guard, under the new integrated personnel and pay system, known as IPPS-A.