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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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Busy Signal Sgt. Jon Fouts, a @NHNationalGuard artilleryman turned MP during a 2004 deployment to Iraq, places a morale call to his wife. Fouts was talking to her on the same phone the day before when a rocket blasted through this room, landing feet from where he was sitting. https://t.co/l4ht36Mtzm

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. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, left, awards Paraguayan Air Force Commander Gen. Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes with the Medal of Merit in Asunción, Paraguay, Jan. 21, 2026. The award recognizes Fullaondo’s leadership and contributions to strengthening aviation cooperation, interoperability and international partnerships between the Massachusetts National Guard and the Paraguayan Armed Forces. Massachusetts and Paraguay marked 25 years of partnership through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, reinforcing a long-standing, mutually beneficial security relationship. Photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy.

Massachusetts Guard’s Adjutant General Leads Engagements in Paraguay

By Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy, | Jan. 28, 2026

ASUNCION, Paraguay – Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National

Southampton Fire Department First Assistant Chief Ricky Fowler, right, and Capt. Jason Poremba, left, present representatives of the New York Air Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing and Army Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion with a framed photograph at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, Jan. 9, 2026. The image, presented as a token of appreciation for the Guard’s critical support during a wildfire on March 8, 2025, shows a New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk releasing water from a helicopter bucket directly over a Southampton brush truck on the front lines. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel H. Farrell.

Southampton Fire Department Thanks New York Guard for Wildfire Support

By Tech. Sgt. Daniel Farrell, | Jan. 28, 2026

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – Members of the Southampton

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard, sling loads a PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft from Oak Harbor, Wash., Jan. 21, 2026. A Washington National Guard CH-47 Chinook lifted the World War II-era patrol bomber, which first operated from U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in 1942, to its new permanent location at the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum. Photo by Adeline Witherspoon.

Washington Guard Lifts WWII-Era Bomber for Move to Museum

By Joseph Siemandel, | Jan. 28, 2026

OAK HARBOR, Wash. – A story, years in the making, came to an end for the city of Oak Harbor when a

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