• N.H. Air National Guard Colonel Laurie Farris Promoted

    Among a large audience of family, friends and colleagues, Lt. Col. Laurie Farris was promoted to Colonel in a ceremony here Dec. 3 officiated by Brig. Gen. Carolyn Protzmann.Col. Farris is the new state director of operations responsible for future missions for the N.H. Air National Guard and is

  • NH Air Guard Celebrates Annual Retiree Day

    Over 300 former and current members of the New Hampshire Air National Guard joined in celebrating Retiree Day at Pease Air National Guard Base Wednesday 15 June.Retiree Day is an annual gathering and recognition of the people who made the NH Air National Guard what it is today. "We've heard a lot

  • Samuelson assumes command of 64th ARS

    Over 150 people gathered to witness Lt. Col. Ryan Samuelson assume command of the 64th Air Refueling Squadron June 2 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H."Lt. Col. Ryan Samuelson is the right person to step into the 64th leadership role," said Col. Thomas Riney, 22nd Operations Group commander.

  • Protzmann promoted to brigadier general, assumes command of NHANG

    Carolyn Protzmann was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and made the first female commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard in front of over 1,000 distinguished visitors, friends, family, and National Guard members here Saturday June 4.Protzmann was the former Vice Wing Commander of

  • How one airman’s selflessness saved four lives

    On May 24, four individuals from across the country woke up from surgery with a new lot on life. All thanks to Master Sgt. Marc Gagnon.Gagnon, (pronounced Ganyon) an Air National Guard Joint Force Headquarters knowledge operations specialist, donated his kidney to an anonymous receiver which sparked

  • Inaugural Pease 7K Road Race, Walk & Kids Fly-By

    The Pease Minuteman Fund will be sponsoring the first-ever Pease 7K Road Race, Walk & Kids Fly-By on July 24, 2011. The race is organized by members of the Minuteman Fund and volunteers from the 157th Air Refueling Wing and 64th Air Refueling Squadron. Proceeds will benefit both the Minuteman Fund

  • Promoting fitness through healthy competition

    The air was crisp and the sun shone brightly the morning of Oct. 17 when runners, volunteers and supporters gathered at Pease Air National Guard Base for the 2nd Annual Pease Relay Race. Senior Master Sgt. Mike Davis, 157th Air Refueling Wing Fitness Monitor and race committee chairperson, came up

  • Always Ready

    August 15th is a date Tech. Sgt. David Adrien, a quality assurance inspector with the 157 Air Refueling Wing's (ARW) Maintenance Group, will likely never forget. On what would have been just another night out for dinner with his wife Sharon, Adrien helped save a man's life.The couple had gone out

  • Once In a Lifetime Opportunity

    At 26,000 feet, skies were blue and smiles abundant on the passengers who sat on board the 157th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135R tanker to witness the refueling of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on their way to the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. Somewhere over North Carolina, the KC-135 met up with five of the