By Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman, 157th Air Refueling Wing / Published May 16, 2021
NH Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities passes the organizational flag to incoming commander of the NH Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. Jed French, at a change of command ceremony May 15 at Pease Air National Guard Base. French assumed command from outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Laurie Farris, who was then promoted to major general as assistant to the commander of Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Looking on is State Command Chief Master Sgt. John Symington. Photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston, NHNG Deputy State PAO.
Newly promoted Maj. Gen. Laurie Farris children, Drew and Taylor, pin stars to her uniform at a promotion ceremony held May 15 at Pease Air National Guard Base. Farris is assuming a position as the assistant to the commander of Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston, NHNG Deputy State PAO.
By SHAWNE WICKHAM | The New Hampshire Union Leader | Published: April 25, 2021 (Tribune News Service) The Thunderbirds are coming to New Hampshire in September, when Pease Air National Guard Base hosts its first air show in more than a decade. Landing the U.S. Air Force s elite jet demonstration team means submitting a request two years in advance, accepting whatever date the Thunderbirds offer, and building an air show around them, explained Major Shannon Van Splunder, the air show director. Not everyone who puts in gets them, she said. It s a competition. You have to write up a justification; you ve got to show you re really serious about putting on an air show.
Many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts in 2020 spent much of the year conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support and delivering meals and personal protective equipment, Air Force Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith reported.
Now, the Guard can add another mission to a fight that is approaching the one-year mark: supporting vaccinations.
As early as mid-December, select Guard units were preparing to support local health officials by collecting, securing, transporting and –when requested – administering COVID-19 vaccinations.
“We’ve been able to rotate people through very regularly, very easily,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Boisvert, with the New Hampshire Army National Guard and a noncommissioned officer in charge at one of the sites. “From the time you drive in, to the time you get your vaccination, you’re probably only here for about 20 minutes.”
- February 9, 2021, 1:40 PM
Japan’s first KC-46A was seen emerging from the Everett paintshop in full JASDF colors last September. Now it has begun its pre-delivery testing. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing has flown the first KC-46A tanker for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Wearing a temporary U.S. civilian registration (N6018N) in place of its JASDF serial number (14-3611), the aircraft undertook its maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington on February 8. The aircraft is due for delivery later this year.
“Boeing’s KC-46 and its robust defensive systems will play an invaluable role in the security alliance between our two countries,” noted the president of Boeing Japan, Will Shaffer. “This tanker’s ability to carry cargo and passengers also makes it a critical tool to support humanitarian relief efforts across the Pacific region and beyond.” Japan’s aerospace industry contributes 16 percent of the 767’s airframe structure.
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