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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.

Spc. Olivia Palmiter, international support specialist with Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire Army National Guard, helps load donated books into a cargo van Jan. 17, 2024, at Bow High School, New Hampshire.

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.

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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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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.

Controllers with the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron and the director of operations at Pease Development Authority stand in front of the 260th Air Traffic Control tower at Portsmouth International Airport, Newington, New Hampshire, March 6, 2024. The Airmen and civilian partners earned the 2023 D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of The Year award for demonstrating superior ATC capabilities through seamless operations while ensuring safety and efficiency. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Victoria Nelson)

Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year

By Tech. Sgt. Victoria Nelson | March 13, 2024

The Airmen and civilian partners of the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron earned the 2023 D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of The Year award for demonstrating superior ATC capabilities through seamless operations while ensuring safety and efficiency.

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Carrying The Torch Airman Jacalyn Cox is the newest member of the metals shop @157ARW. Her father is a longtime crew chief. "I wanted to follow in his footsteps. The base feels a little bit like home." https://t.co/aWVlqFj2b1 https://t.co/8bMkeOPvPl

Carrying The Torch Airman Jacalyn Cox is the newest member of the metals shop @157ARW. Her father is a longtime crew chief. "I wanted to follow in his footsteps. The base feels a little bit like home." https://t.co/aWVlqFj2b1 https://t.co/8bMkeOPvPl

No Cause For Alarm Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington is conducting a series of training exercises today & tomorrow. The local community can expect to hear emergency tones & announcements over base loudspeakers, & see emergency vehicle traffic. https://t.co/C2tBP5KoAq

No Cause For Alarm Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington is conducting a series of training exercises today & tomorrow. The local community can expect to hear emergency tones & announcements over base loudspeakers, & see emergency vehicle traffic. https://t.co/C2tBP5KoAq

Not Waiting For It To Happen @157ARW practiced accident recovery scenarios April 2 at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington. The annual training is a priority of readiness for the Wing commander. https://t.co/rb2QxWdpaW

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U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Anthony Accardi, 168th Logistics Readiness Squadron, loads equipment on an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker with the help of Tech. Sgt. Melina Arciniega, a boom operator, 168th Operations Group, while preparing to deploy from Eielson Air Force Base to Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Andersen AFB, Guam.

168th Wing Enables Fighter Support over Pacific for Agile Reaper

By Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey, | April 19, 2024

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Airmen from the 168th Wing supported the Agile Reaper exercise,

Soldiers with Task Force Iroquois train for deployment to Africa to support Special Operations Command Africa March 5, 2024, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The 14 Soldiers, mostly with the 328th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, put in many weeks of rigorous training since January to prepare for their yearlong deployment.

Pennsylvania National Guard Members Deploy to Africa

By Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig, | April 19, 2024

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - U.S. Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade

Wisconsin National Guard Airmen with the 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron and the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron trained in Papua New Guinea March 17-22 with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force as part of the State Partnership Program. The Airmen trained PNGDF military police and other service members in crowd control, compliance techniques and physical and electronic security.

Wisconsin Air Guard Trains with Papua New Guinea Partners

By Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman, | April 19, 2024

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Wisconsin Air National Guard members from the 128th Air Refueling

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