Retired U.S. airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing gather for a group photo at the static KC-135 Stratotanker during Retiree Day at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. June 14, 2019. Retiree Day is an annual event held to honor retirees from past generations, as well as giveing them the opportunity to interact with airmen currently stationed at Pease.(N.H. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Hayden)

Tech Sgt. Kraig Hoag (fourth from left), a flight sergeant assigned to 157th ARW, poses with fellow airmen after completing a 12-mile ruck march that concluded the NHNG's Best Warrior Competition in Concord, N.H. on April 12. Hoag was one of 26 competitors during the four-day competition, which also tested land navigation and marksmanship skills, and involved N.H. Army Guardsmen, a Coast Guardsman, and Salvadoran and Canadian armed forces. Also pictured, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Wheaton, Col. Todd Swass, Chief Master Sgt. David Obertanec, and Senior Airman Devon Dean, who was Hoag's coach and sponsor for the event.

Col. Patrick Donaldson, commander, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, accepts the key to KC-135 Stratotanker 57-1419 from Col. John Pogorek, commander, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., March 24, 2019. (Photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

Master Sgt. John Lennon, a boom operator assigned to the 157th Operations Group, grabs his flight bag to prepare for the final departure of the last KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base on 24 March, 2019. With over 170,000 hours flown supporting every major conflict in recent history, the KC-135 has been an iconic part of Pease's legacy, and its departure marks the end of an era.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Taylor Queen)

The last KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing takes off during a divestiture ceremony at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. March 24, 2019. The ceremony hornored the aircraft and Airmen who served together during thousands of missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Taylor Queen)