Maintainers apply heritage markings to wing's oldest aircraft

Members of the 157th Maintenance Group painted special heritage markings last October on one of the unit's KC-135 Stratotankers to rejuvenate the group espirit de corps.The idea was the brainchild of Tech. Sgt. A. (Marshall) Ricciotti, a former 157th Maintenance Group crew chief who is currently in

Pease one step closer to KC-46 with hangar construction

Contractors hoisted an 80 ton steel truss into position today at Building 253, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. The trusses are support features for the hangar modernization project. The intent of the project is to remodel Buildings 253 and 254 to maximize the operational space in order

Civil engineers provide snow removal during April storm

Army National Guard senior chaplain speaks at prayer breakfast

Pease Airmen shaping the future of refueling

Master Sgt. Steven Warren recently completed a rotation to Boeing near Seattle, as part of the U.S. Air Force's Tech Order Certification and Verification Team, for the KC-46 Pegasus.Boeing is writing the technical orders for the new KC-46 weapon system. Warren, along with Master Sgts. Joel LaRose,

Pease prepares for new tanker with relocation of flight simulator

A ceremony was held here today to retire the KC-135 flight simulator, marking a turning point as the base prepares to bed down the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus.In 2014,  Air Mobility Command and the Air National Guard worked together to identify a total of four KC-135 pilot

Wing increases readiness in mobility exercise

Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing participated in a four-day mobility training exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire beginning March 3.The training exercise, which provides the U.S. Air Force and combatant commanders with rapid global mobility and global reach, challenged

Airman and Family Readiness Program named best in the Air National Guard for third time

It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a drone

Due to popularity and past holiday sales, the amount of drones has soared.The Federal Aviation Administration estimated more than one million drones were sold during the year-end holiday season. With that many new drones added to existing numbers, federal, state and local officials are concerned

Heritage aircraft represents wing during recent deployment