• ANG Director of Safety reminds Airmen: Don't Let Your Guard Down

    Air National Guard senior leaders and safety experts recently met at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, for the ANG's 2014 Executive Safety Summit.The Executive Safety Summit gathered ANG senior leaders and safety experts and covered a wide range of topics

  • Memorial Day kicks off annual safety campaign

    In 1964 the Air Force first began to highlight summer safety through a program originally known as the 101 Critical Days of Summer, now known only as the Critical Days of Summer. This year that campaign is scheduled to run May 23 through Sept. 2 with the theme, "Risk: Double checks, not second

  • Airman's Attic Opens at Pease

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing attended the grand opening of an Airman's Attic here, May 15, 2014. The mission of the attic is to provide Air Force families with furnishings while they await the arrival of their household goods. Members on a first-term assignment with no furnishings are

  • SecAF, VCSAF outline top priority in memo to Airmen

    In a memo sent to Airmen across the service today, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving initiatives within their areas of expertise.The memo reemphasizes one of James' top priorities since

  • Air Force moves closer to KC-46A beddown

    The Air Force is a step closer to bedding down its anticipated fleet of KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers. Officials recently announced Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma will serve as the Air Force's KC-46A formal training unit and McConnell AFB, Kasas will be the first active duty-led main operating base

  • ANG unveils new senior enlisted leader management office

    The Senior Enlisted Leader Management Office was unveiled by Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling to the state and wing command chiefs during the annual Command Chief's Huddle held here May 11-12.The office was instituted in order to ensure that Air National Guard senior

  • CGOs professional development

    Nearly two dozen company grade officers from the New Hampshire Army and Air National Guard learned more about the strategic direction of the organization during a CGO Professional Development Tour in Washington D.C. April 29-30. The 12 company grade officers from the 157th Air Refueling Wing and

  • SecAF visits Airmen at Pease

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here to meet with Airmen and senior leaders of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, the 64th Air Refueling Squadron, as well as N.H. state representatives May 2.During her trip James spoke with airmen about her key priorities as SecAF, which

  • SGLI premium adjustment effective July 1

    The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will adjust its monthly premium rate from 6.5 cents per $1,000 back to the 2006 rate of seven cents per $1,000 of insurance, a modest increase to ensure the SGLI program remains in a strong financial position.The Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Pease Airman recognized as top performer

    New Hampshire Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jonathan Rideout of the 157th Air Refueling Wing was recently selected as the Command Post Senior NCO of the Year within the Air National Guard for 2013.There were a number of strong nominations which resulted in a high level of competition for this award