Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visits N.H.

Always there, Always ready.

The Air National Guard's motto rang true during the Special Olympics of New Hampshire's 44th Annual State Summer games held at the University of New Hampshire on May 31 and June 1.Despite the challenges of the blistering heat, extended competition and new volunteer coordinator within the ranks, the

Search and rescue training

The Pease Urban Search and Rescue team took part in high-angle and low-angle rescue training here June 2. The training was supported by the Rochester Fire Department and conducted on land owned by Waste Management Inc.The fifteen-member Urban Search and Rescue Team were selected by Senior Master

N.H. National Guard's Bilateral Affairs Officer Building Lasting Relationships in El Salvador

Over the past two years Capt. Jose Mendez, has been building lasting relationships with the Salvadoran people as the Bilateral Affairs Officer for the New Hampshire National Guard.The BAO is the link in the chain that makes up New Hampshire's State Partnership Program with El Salvador. The

Security Forces instruct less than lethal tactics in El Salvador

Security forces personnel from the 157th Air Refueling Wing participated in an exchange of security skills with Salvadoran military and police forces March 12 through 16 here.The specific skills the two groups demonstrated and practiced together were less than lethal tactics for handling suspects.

Females from the New Hampshire National Guard and Salvadoran military exchange security expertise

Females from the New Hampshire Air National Guard's Security Forces Squadron met with an all-female class of Salvadoran military and police for a week long exchange of security forces expertise from February 4th through 8th here.This is the second subject matter expert exchange put together

American Ambassador to El Salvador comments on New Hampshire’s State Partnership Program.

The U.S. ambassador to El Salvador expressed appreciation to the New Hampshire National Guard for their contribution to the State Partnership Program during a recent trip made by guardsmen here. Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte explains that building connections with the Salvadoran community has been

Local children show support for KC-46

Two local Madbury children visited Pease Air National Guard Base to read a letter of support for basing the KC-46A refueling tanker here on February 20, 2013.Zoe Selig, a second grade student at Moharimet Elementary School from Durham, N.H, read the letter of support to Col. Peter Sullivan, 157th

Airmen working

Wing commander's call recognizes best of 2012

The 157th Air Refueling Wing recognized five outstanding performers earlier this month in front of wing personnel and their families at the annual commander's call.Airman of the YearAirman 1st Class Joy Dewitt, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the 157th Operations Support Flight was