• Airman and Family Readiness Program named best in ANG

    The 157th Air Refueling Wing has been selected as the top Air National Guard wing to receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award.On Feb. 27, 2015, Bonnie Rice, the 157 ARW Airman and Family Readiness program manager, will receive the award during an official ceremony at the

  • AF officials announce FY16 budget force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes resulting from the fiscal year 2016 President's Budget, Feb. 6.The fiscal year 2016 budget will continue the Air Force's divestment strategy presented in fiscal year 2015, but will re-phase the retirement of several weapons systems later into the

  • Airmen to support continuous bomber presence to Guam

    Air National Guard members from New Hampshire, Mississippi, Michigan, Rhode Island, Georgia and Ohio have arrived here lending their support to the local missions in the area.The resources include assets from the 157th Air Refueling Wing, based out of Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.  the 186th

  • Boeing completes successful first flight in KC-46 program

    The KC-46 Pegasus development program completed its first flight of Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) aircraft #1 Dec. 28.EMD #1 is a provisioned 767-2C freighter and the critical building block for the KC-46 missionized aerial refueler. The maiden flight took off at 9:29 AM PST from

  • Leaders stress importance of Airmen, families to 157's success

    In a year focused on acquisition of the KC-46A tanker, Gov. Maggie Hassan and military leaders reminded Airmen and their families the vital role people play in achieving the mission during the 157th Air Refueling Wing commanders call here Dec. 7.Making her second consecutive appearance at the event,

  • USO 2015 Service Member of the Year nominees sought

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2015 USO Service Member of the Year award.This award, sponsored by the USO, recognizes specific acts of heroism by enlisted members, E-5 or below, from each branch of the military.Organizations and base-level personnel must contact their major

  • Air Force makes strides in combating sexual assault

    Eight-hundred fewer Active-Duty Airmen experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact in fiscal year 2014 than in fiscal 2012, and 500 more Airmen reported the crime over the same period.This data was part of a report provided to the President, Dec. 2, that summarizes the progress the Department

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for AF-wide December rollout

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of