Oct. 10, 2024

2025 Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — The Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show and Open House is less than one year away, Sept. 6 - 7, 2025. The event is free, and all members of the public are welcome—no ticket required. While premium parking reservations are available for purchase at the Thunder Over New Hampshire website, drop-off and walk-on options will be available to attendees.

Sept. 9, 2024

Pease Airmen prepare for first KC-46 deployment

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — Airmen, families and state officials gathered inside Hangar 254, here, Sept. 8, for a ceremony honoring more than 180 Airmen who are set to deploy to support U.S. Central Command this fall. It will be the U.S. Air Force’s first operational deployment of the KC-46A Pegasus refueler to a combatant command and will be led by the New Hampshire National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing, with support from the active duty’s 64th Air Refueling Squadron.

Aug. 6, 2024

New Hampshire Guard, Partner Cabo Verde Sign Training Plan

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire National Guard hosted a ceremony in Concord on Aug. 2 to commemorate Cabo Verde’s much-anticipated acquisition of a Beechcraft King Air 360ER through the State Partnership Program. A memorandum of understanding signed by the West African nation’s minister of defense and the U.S. ambassador to Cabo Verde formalized a three-year plan for the NHNG to help train Cabo Verdean pilots and flight and ground support personnel.

July 16, 2024

Services scheduled for Brig. Gen. John Pogorek at Pease Air National Guard Base

CONCORD, N.H. — Services for Brig. Gen. John "Pogo" Pogorek will be Friday, July 19, at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington. Public viewing and funeral service at 10 and 11 a.m. respectively. A private burial will follow with family only.

July 11, 2024

New Hampshire Air National Guard Mourns Loss of Commander

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire National Guard and the State of New Hampshire suffered a tragic loss of one of its finest airmen and leaders. Brig. Gen. John “Pogo” Pogorek, commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, died July 8 near his home in Rochester. Gen. Pogorek was the victim of a hit and run accident. He was 57.

June 13, 2024

Champions repeat at NH National Guard marksmanship match

FORT DEVENS, Mass. — Team El Salvador and Mountain Company commander Capt. Robert Matzelle defended their titles in the 2024 New Hampshire National Guard Combat Marksmanship Match held June 6 to 8 at Fort Devens, Mass.

May 17, 2024

Cabo Verde gains insight for expanded aviation mission

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — Leadership from the Cabo Verde military visited the 157th Air Refueling Wing in New Hampshire for a three-day state partnership exchange focused on aviation operations May 7 to 10.

May 6, 2024

NH Army National Guard hosts Norwegian Foot March

CONCORD, N.H. — Sixty-one New Hampshire Guardsmen braved the Scandinavian crucible of 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.

April 25, 2024

Chief Balas Retires, Inspires Four Generations of Airmen

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — Chief Master Sgt. Frederick Balas, the senior enlisted leader with the 157th Communications Squadron, retires after more than 40 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard.

April 18, 2024

Training exercises scheduled at Pease today, tomorrow

CONCORD, NH — 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.