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Pease KC-46 Aircrew In Japan

From left, Capt. Erik Earle, Capt. Chris Schimmel, Maj. Matt Valentino, Master Sgt. Brett Peterson, Capt. Jordan Gauvin, Chief Master Sgt. Michael George and Maj. Leon Rice pose in front of a KC-46A Pegasus, Sept. 8, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Pease airmen executed the first official transoceanic coronet ever accomplished with a Pegaus refueler, which began Sept. 9 and involved 16 aerial refuelings of five F/A-18 jets. (courtesy photo)

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Pease KC-46 performs first transoceanic coronet

A New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-46A Pegasus refuels five Marine Corp’s F/A-18D Hornets with the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, as the fighters returned home to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan on Sept. 10, 2020, over the Pacific Ocean. This marks the first official transoceanic coronet mission ever accomplished with a Pegaus refueler, which began Sept. 9 and involved 16 aerial refuelings of the fighters. (courtesy photo)

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Maintainers Showcase 3-D Tools

Staff Sgt. John Woodward and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Morrison, both 157th Maintenance Group, New Hampshire Air National Guard, demonstrate how in-house designed and 3-D printed plastic tools have the potential to save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands of man-hours in maintaining the KC-46 to Brig. Gen. Richard Gibbs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command director of logistics, engineering and force protection, and Brig. Gen. Russell Ponder, National Guard Bureau director of logistics and installations, Sept. 9, 2020, at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire. The 157th Air Refueling Wing is temporarily operating it's KC-46 refueling mission out of the civilian airport while the runway at the Pease International Airport is renovated from Sept. 8-22. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

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Tech. Sgt. Ashley LaValley, an avionics technician with the 157th Maintenance Group, New Hampshire Air National Guard, briefs Brig. Gen. Richard Gibbs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command director of logistics, engineering and force protection and Brig. Gen. Russell Ponder, National Guard Bureau director of logistics and installations, on KC-46 avionics systems maintenance procedures, Sept. 9, 2020, at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, N.H. The Wing is temporarily operating it’s KC-46 air refueling mission out of the civilian airport while the runway at the Pease International Airport undergoes renovations from Sept. 8-22. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

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200909-Z-ZR729-1101

From right, Tech. Sgt. Josef Notter, 157th Maintenance Group, New Hampshire Air National Guard, demonstrates using a thermal camera to inspect KC-46 systems as part of routine maintenance to Brig. Gen. Russell Ponder, National Guard Bureau director of logistics and installations and Brig. Gen. Richard Gibbs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command director of logistics, engineering and force protection, during a KC-46 tour, Sept. 9, 2020, at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Manchester, New Hampshire. The wing is temporarily operating it's KC-46 refueling mission out of the civilian airport while the runway at the Pease International Airport in Newington is renovated from Sept. 8-22. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

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The A Team

From left, Maj. Brooks Hayward, Staff Sgt. Joseph Wyner, Capt. Patrick Randall and Staff Sgt. David Musso show off their medals and plaques won at the 2020 Military Advisory Council Region 1 (MAC 1) shooting match on Aug. 23, 2020, at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt. The Soldiers powered the NHNG’s top marksmanship squad, “Team Alpha,” to six team and 12 individual awards, finishing second overall. .

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That's a Wrap

Pfc. Logan O'Malley, 3643d Brigade Support Battalion, NHARNG, loads a car with food on Aug. 7, 2020, at a mobile pantry drive-thru in Manchester. An estimated 600 families were served at the event, which was the 15th drive-thru pantry supported by the NHNG since April. The partnership with the N.H. Food Bank was formed as a COVID-19 relief effort.

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Lt. Col. Woody Groton, exercise director of Cyber Yankee 2020, leads N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu on a tour of the event on July 31, 2020, at the Edward Cross Training Center in Pembroke, N.H. The two-week regional exercise enhanced the guard's ability to respond to cyberattacks made against state government and critical infrastructure. This marked the second straight year the NHNG hosted the event.

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NH National Guard to host Cyber Yankee 2020

In support of COVID-19 relief operations for the state’s department of information technology, Airman 1st Class Noah Wiggin, an IT specialist with 157th Air Refueling Wing Communication Flight, configures dashboards in Concord on May 26, 2020. Wiggin is a senior at the University of New Hampshire studying computer science.

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157th Air Refueling Wing's newest Command Chief

Col. John Pogorek, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, transfers the Wing's guidon to Chief Master Sgt. Erica Rhea, New Hampshire Air National Guard, symbolizing Rhea's assumption of authority as the Wing's highest ranking enlisted Airman, during a change of authority ceremony held at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., June 6, 2020. The ceremony transferred Wing Command Chief responsibilities from Heiman to Chief Master Sgt. Erica Rhea, the Wing's eighth Command Chief. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

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Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Heiman relinquishes authority

Chief Master Sgt. Mattew Heiman, 157th Air Refueling Wing, right, passes the Wing's guidon to Col. John Pogorek, 157th ARW commander, New Hampshire Air National Guard, relinquishing his responsibilities as Wing Command Chief, during a change of authority ceremony held at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., June 6, 2020. The ceremony symbolized the transfer of Wing Command Chief responsibilities from Heiman to Chief Master Sgt. Erica Rhea, the Wing's eighth Command Chief. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)

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Col. John Pogorek, 157th Air Refueling Wing Commander, answers questions from Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, about the KC-46A Pegasus during the general's visit to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27, 2020. Pictured from left to right are Chief Master Sgt. Erica Rhea, 157th ARW Command Chief, Gen. Lengyel, Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, New Hampshire National Guard Adjutant General, and Col. Pogorek. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1071

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, gives the thumbs up sign as he disembarks an HH60M Black Hawk at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., after a flight to Concord to learn about the NHNG's involvment in the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, May 27, 2020. Lengyel arrived at Pease earlier that day and toured a KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, tours the KC-46A Pegasus during his visit to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1053

Tech. Sgt. Wayne Reid, a 157th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, demonstrates various aspects of the KC-46A boom controls to Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, during the general's visit to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1047

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks with (from left to right) Senior Airman Kayla Orner, Tech. Sgt. Ariel Feindel and Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Johnston at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27, 2020. The general presented coins to the trio for outstanding performance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1027

Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, New Hampshire National Guard Adjutant General, Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Brig. Gen. Laurie Farris, NHNG Assitant Adjutant General for Air, Col. John Pogorek, 157th Air Refueling Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Rhea, 157th ARW Command Chief, walk across the flightline on their way to tour a KC-46, Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1033

During his visit to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.HH., Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents a coin to Tech. Sgt. Andrew Morrison, a 157th Air Refueling Wing maintainer, for recent outstanding performance, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1013

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, is greeted upon his arrival at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 27, 2020. Greeting the general with a salute are Maj. Gen. David J. Mikolaities, New Hampshire National Guard Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Laurie M. Farris, N.H. Assistant Adjustant General for Air, Col. John W. Pogorek, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica K. Rhea, 157th ARW Command Chief. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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200527-Z-IL660-1004

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, arrives at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H. aboard a D.C. National Guard C-40, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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