• NCOs take next step in professional development

    Thirteen technical sergeants from the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Air National Guard began a Satellite Noncommissioned Officer Academy course here Aug. 26.The course, also known as NCOA, develops tomorrow's senior NCO corps through professional education by instructing in the basic tenets of

  • Suicide prevention more than a month-long campaign

    All Airmen have a responsibility that last much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities. While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in

  • Sullivan retires after 34 years

    After more than 34 years of service on active duty, Air Force Reserve and in the New Hampshire Air National Guard, the 157th Security Forces Squadron manager is scheduled to retire Oct. 1 during a ceremony Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. in Building 264. Chief Master Sgt. Michael P. Sullivan first enlisted in

  • Wheaton wins AFA award

    Senior Master Sgt. Robert B. Wheaton, 157th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, was recently awarded the Chief Master Sgt. Dick Red Air Force Association Award as the top aircraft maintainer in the Air National Guard."SMSgt Wheaton is an exceptional leader, senior noncommissioned officer,

  • Call for nominations: Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX

    Nominations are being accepted and reviewed for inclusion in Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX, now through Oct. 13."For seven years now Portraits in Courage has told Airmen's stories of courage, valor and heroism," said Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Engagement

  • Service members receiving RAND military workplace survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate."The

  • Pease ANGB selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus

    Air Force officials announced Aug. 6, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base."The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker remains one of our top acquisition priorities. Making a final basing decision is an important step

  • LRS superintendent selected for national-level award

    Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey N. Trudeau, 157th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight superintendent, was recently named as this year's Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award recipient.The award, which recognizes work with aircraft during sortie generation, is given annually to honor a base-level

  • Traditional member of the quarter named

    Senior Airman Alex Waitner, 157th Operations Group combat crew communication specialist, was named the New Hampshire Air National Guard Traditional Guard Person of the Quarter during the Ops Group roll call here Aug. 2.The award is presented quarterly to a traditional guardsman that meets the

  • 64 ARS commander takes reigns of TFI squadron

    Lt. Col. Bradley R. Stevens, who took over as 64th Air Refueling Squadron commander June 8, is excited to continue developing the active duty squadron assigned here as part of the Air Force's Total Force initiative, known also as TFI. The goal of TFI is to combine the strengths of both the active