• Enlisted evaluation and promotion systems implementation timeline

    In July, the chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force announced a series of incremental changes to the Enlisted Evaluation and Weighted Airman Promotion Systems scheduled for implementation from August 2014 through January 2017.The evaluation and promotion systems changes are slated

  • Pease Airmen celebrate KC-46A selection

    U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing gathered Sept. 7 to celebrate the selection of Pease Air National Guard Base as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base. Pease was selected as

  • Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said recently.Army Lt. Gen. Michael S. Linnington,

  • 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