• Pease Airmen shaping the future of refueling

    Master Sgt. Steven Warren recently completed a rotation to Boeing near Seattle, as part of the U.S. Air Force's Tech Order Certification and Verification Team, for the KC-46 Pegasus.Boeing is writing the technical orders for the new KC-46 weapon system. Warren, along with Master Sgts. Joel LaRose,

  • Pease prepares for new tanker with relocation of flight simulator

    A ceremony was held here today to retire the KC-135 flight simulator, marking a turning point as the base prepares to bed down the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46A Pegasus.In 2014,  Air Mobility Command and the Air National Guard worked together to identify a total of four KC-135 pilot

  • Wing increases readiness in mobility exercise

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing participated in a four-day mobility training exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire beginning March 3.The training exercise, which provides the U.S. Air Force and combatant commanders with rapid global mobility and global reach, challenged

  • It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a drone

    Due to popularity and past holiday sales, the amount of drones has soared.The Federal Aviation Administration estimated more than one million drones were sold during the year-end holiday season. With that many new drones added to existing numbers, federal, state and local officials are concerned

  • Analyzing failure, realizing success

    The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Air Force, Air National Guard, Defense Department or the U.S. Government."We have an issue. I'll call him in and figure out why he failed to..." said the supervisor who

  • Ryan assumes command of the 157 ARW

    Col. James P. Ryan assumed command of the 157th Air Refueling Wing from Col. Shawn "Rob" Burrus Feb. 7, 2016 at Pease Air National Guard Base, NH.Following a ceremony performed by New Hampshire Adjutant General Maj. Gen. William Reddel III and attended by the Gov. Maggie Hassan, Ryan reminded the

  • Accomplishments recognized during power outages

    Six Airmen from the 157th Communications Flight were presented with achievement medals for their performance during a power outage experienced during the January unit training assembly.The outages affected 16 military installations in the region, including Pease. As a result, several key network

  • Traditional member of the quarter named

    Tech Sgt. Corey Sheckler, 157th Security Forces Fire team leader and Honor Guard member, was named the New Hampshire Air National Guard Traditional Guard Person of the Quarter during the 157 SFS roll call, Jan. 2, 2016.The award is presented quarterly to a traditional guardsman that meets the