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  • Marsan rescues trapped hawk

    Staff Sgt. Rachel E. Marsan, an aerospace ground equipment mechanic assigned to the 157th Maintenance Group, shares about her experience rescuing a hawk which was trapped on base.

  • Small Airman, big airplane

    On Aug. 6, 2014,  Air Force officials announced that Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, would be the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base.Since that announcement, the men and women of the 157th Air Refueling Wing have been preparing for its arrival

  • Why do you serve?

    Do you remember why you joined the military? Was it a recruiting poster? Perhaps it was the uniform, or was that just me? Was it to pay for college? Job training? The extra money?Maybe for some of you prior Air Force, or other active duty services, it was to finish up a 20 year career. Every

  • September is Suicide Awareness Month

    September is Suicide Awareness Month. I want to make you aware of the number one cause of suicide--depression. There are many factors that contribute to depression and I will highlight a couple here. Lastly, actively engaging in a health plan is the best defense against depression, and by extension

  • Forefathers guiding principles remain in Airmen today

    This Saturday we celebrate our nation's independence. You may attend a parade, barbeque with family and friends, spend time enjoying the outdoors and /or end the day with fireworks. While doing so, I encourage you to take a moment during your festivities and remember our deployed Airmen around the

  • The Air Force issued me my 'kids'

    While I've decided to live the child-free lifestyle, the Air Force, in its infinite wisdom, saw the need to issue me two kids. They are both straight out of technical training and brand new to the Air Force -- and one is still too young to accept an adult beverage.Let's be honest: As children do,

  • How did we lose this young Airman?

    She was an Airman Leadership School distinguished graduate, earned staff sergeant her first time testing, received all 5s on her Enlisted Performance Reports and took part in two deployments. Clearly she was a high-performing Airman. But, in her words, the Air Force had made it clear it didn't want

  • Wing command chief update

    Let me start by saying thank you! Thank you for your continued dedication and service to your family, state and nation. Thank you for answering the call to serve as a member of the New Hampshire Air National Guard. My sincere thanks to those who train others or coordinate the training of others! We

  • Taking a stand: Help win the fight against sexual assault

    Just as Airmen broke the sound barrier and pioneered new paths to space, Airmen will pioneer new ways to prevent sexual assault in the Air Force.Preventing this crime is not easy; if it were, you, America's Airmen, would already have eliminated it from our force. As we begin this new fiscal year, I

  • Balancing emotions in professional, personal relationships

    Happy fall one and all. If emotions were colors we would be as colorful as the changing fall leaves.Everyone has probably heard the expressions, "green with envy," "red with rage," or a "bit blue today." Hopefully we manage to stay away from the reds associated with anger, and are infrequent