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Senior Airman Christopher Parent, an air traffic controller with Pease Air National Guard Base's 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, shares a laugh reminiscing about the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) and the transition to the Army's Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) at the state's PPE warehouse March 31, 2021, in Concord, N.H.

April 1, 2021

NH Guardsmen sport tiger stripes one last time

CONCORD, N.H. — The Airman Battle Uniform or ABU, notorious for its pixelated gray-blue tiger stripes and sage green combat boots, was officially decommissioned today. In its place, the Air Force adopted the Army's Operational Camouflage Pattern or OCP, which was unveiled in 2015. New Hampshire Air Guardsmen were issued the new look months ago, but a handful of airmen assigned to Task Force Distro wore their ABUs to work one final time at the state’s COVID-19 PPE warehouse in Concord on March 31.

Senior Airman Christopher Albertelli of the 157th Maintenance Squadron, 157th Air Refueling Wing, competes in a 26.2-mile relay row-a-thon held March 24 in Concord.

March 29, 2021

Row-a-thon hosted by NHNG task force

CONCORD, N.H. — About 54 New Hampshire guardsmen competed in a 26.2-mile row-a-thon on the drill hall floor at Joint Force Headquarters in Concord on March 24, the brunt of competitors from various missions assigned to the state’s COVID-19 task force.

Senior Airman Erin Linhares, an aerospace medic with the 157th Medical Group, draws a dose of COVID-19 vaccine March 12, 2021, at the Exeter vaccination site.

March 22, 2021

Tip of the Iceberg

EXETER, N.H. — Last week, Task Force Vaccination administered its 250,000th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Feb. 19, 2021

Message to the Force

CONCORD, N.H. — Two months into the new year, it’s all hands on deck as we continue to support pandemic relief operations. Yesterday, our fixed vaccination sites set several milestones: a single-day record administering more than 5,800 vaccines across the state now bringing the total to over 100,000-vaccines administered statewide. With nearly 800 NHNG soldiers and airmen currently activated, we’ve surpassed our previous high of 740 from last May. New Hampshire now has the highest percentage of guardsmen on duty in the country.

The 12th and final KC-46A Pegasus lands at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Feb. 5, 2021. The aircraft completes the 157th Air Refueling Wing’s fleet of future refuelers and marks the beginning of a new generation in air refueling for the New Hampshire Air National Guard.

Feb. 6, 2021

Arrival makes dozen planes for Pease

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — The 157th Air Refueling Wing has its full complement of planes, following the delivery of a KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler directly from the factory to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, New Hampshire, Feb. 5. The arrival brings the base’s fleet to its full roster of 12 jets.

New Hampshire Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities greets N.H. guardsmen at Pease Air National Guard base aboard a West Virginia National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircraft upon their return from a week-long mobilization to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 23, 2021.

Feb. 3, 2021

NH Guardsmen return from DC mobilization

CONCORD, N.H. — The contingent of New Hampshire guardsmen mobilized to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration has returned. After guarding an office building and then staging at the Department of Agriculture during the presidential inauguration, the team of 50 NH citizen soldiers and airmen completed its security mission at other government facilities. They flew back to New Hampshire on Jan. 23 after New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu ordered their immediate return.

Master Sgt. John McDowell, an aerospace medic with the 157th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 vaccination in Concord on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 13, 2021

NH Guard Vaccination Missions Continue

CONCORD, N.H. — As they begin their second full week of the state’s three-phase vaccination mission, New Hampshire Guardsmen have gelled quickly into a cohesive team.

1st Lt. James Lawrence, a military police officer with the 237th MP Company, NHARNG, poses with his issued corrections patrol car on the perimeter of the state prison Jan. 10, 2021, in Concord, N.H

Jan. 13, 2021

NH Guardsmen Backfill Corrections Officer Shortages at State Prison

CONCORD, N.H. — A team of New Hampshire Guardsmen activated for pandemic relief operations has become a fixture at the state prison in the state capital. The mission, which started in mid-December, stopgaps a critical shortage of corrections officers caused by COVID-19.

Staff Sgt. Mark Kucal, a medical technician with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, NHANG, draws Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a vaccination site in Lebanon, N.H. on Jan. 5, 2021.

Jan. 6, 2021

Vaccination Mission Finishes Busy First Week

LEBANON, N.H. — The New Hampshire National Guard completed its first full week of vaccination operations at 13 state locations.

Spc. Madalyn Stella, a combat medic with the 197th Field Artillery Brigade, NHANG, administers a COVID-19 vaccination to Stacy Gillis, a civilian paramedic, Dec. 29 in Exeter, N.H.

Dec. 31, 2020

New Hampshire Guardsmen activated at 13 vaccination sites

EXETER, N.H. — Thirteen vaccination sites officially opened for New Hampshire first responders and high-risk ambulatory care providers Dec. 29. Teams of New Hampshire Guardsmen were assigned to each site to manage traffic, logistics and administer vaccines.

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