• From airman basic to colonel, Greenwood retires

    With the Vietnam draft lottery denying student deferments, a young Rick Greenwood studying at the University of New Hampshire decided during the summer of 1972 to enlist in the Air Force. He was unaware it was the beginning of a career of service that would take him from an airman basic on active

  • New Hampshire Air Guard on display at El Salvador air show

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing took part in the Ilopango, El Salvador Airshow as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, which builds relationships between the National Guard in the states and territories and partnered nations worldwide.Read the full article

  • Air Force chief of staff releases 2012 reading List

    REPOSTED FROM:  http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123285683The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 6.In a letter to all Air Force personnel, Gen. Norton Schwartz said today's Airmen are among the military's best educated and most inquisitive. "We Airmen are

  • 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