• 509th BW and 133rd ARS Join International Partners for RF-A 23-3

    Throughout the first week of RED FLAG-Alaska 23-3, 20 units based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base have trained alongside each other. During this particular iteration of the exercise, a B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, also took

  • Retiree Day 2019

    Retired U.S. airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing gather for a group photo at the static KC-135 Stratotanker during Retiree Day at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. June 14, 2019. Retiree Day is an annual event held to honor retirees from past generations, as well as giveing them the

  • Team Building

    Tech Sgt. Kraig Hoag (fourth from left), a flight sergeant assigned to 157th ARW, poses with fellow airmen after completing a 12-mile ruck march that concluded the NHNG's Best Warrior Competition in Concord, N.H. on April 12. Hoag was one of 26 competitors during the four-day competition, which also

  • Hand off: Jet key goes to new owner

    Colonel Patrick Donaldson, commander, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, accepts the key to KC-135 Stratotanker 57-1419 from Colonel John Pogorek, commander, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., March 24, 2019. Pease Air National Guard

  • End of an Era

    The crew for the final departure of aircraft 57-1419, Master Sgt. John Lennon, boom operator, Lt. Col. Jeffery Cole, co-pilot, and Master Sgt. Glen Starkweather, boom operator from the 157th Operations group pose in front of the oldest aircraft in Air Force inventory, during a ceremony held March

  • 157th Air Refueling Wing refuels F-16s from Vermont

    A Vermont Air National Guard F-16 Falcon pilot with the 158th Fighter Wing, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, March 5, 2019, over New York State. This is the last time the 157 ARW’s KC-135s will refuel the 158 FW’s

  • 157th Air Refueling Wing is divesting its KC-135s

    Two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing sit on the parking ramp at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., March 5, 2019. The 157 ARW is divesting all of its KC-135s by March 24, 2019, in order to prepare for the arrival of the new KC-46A tanker later this year. (U.S. Air

  • Aircraft Rescue Firefighter: Senior Airman Alex J. Lane

    The Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing Fire Department provide fire protection for life, safety, aircraft, facilities and equipment here at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. Senior Airman Alex J. Lane spent some time with base public affairs to share a bit about his experience as an