Selected service members from Maine and Alabama gather in Gettysburg, Pa. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, units from the two states who share the lineage of these earlier More
TAN SON NHUT, Vietnam, December, 1965 - A C-97 Stratofreighter of the Georgia Air National Guard's 165th Air Transport Group is unloaded in Vietnam. The Aircraft carried gifts for service members from U.S. Cit More
SMSgt Dan Moore of 101st ARW Safety Office performs a spot inspection of the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricant section with SSgt Zach Bonawitz and MSgt Mike Bogan. During the winter months in Maine these inspectio More
Tech. Sgt. Gregory Noyes (left) and Senior Airman David Mosher hydraulic systems craftsman assigned to the 101st ARW Maintenance Squadron in Bangor, Maine, remove dry bay panels for an inspection on a KC-135R S More
Ground maintenance crews from the 101st Air Refueling Wing remove snow from ramp the morning after a storm. The trucks plow in a staggered formation to maximize the efficiency of pushing the snow off the ramps.
A KC-135R stratotanker engine fan blades are removed during a periodic inspection March 2, 2012. The fan assembly is inspected every 1,500 hours of engine run time and each of the four engines on the Stratotank More
First Lt. Jacques Boulier of 101st ARW Bangor, Maine, completes a preflight checklist before a refueling mission.
A Maine Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 101st ARW takes off into the sun set.
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Phair starts the "Prepare to refuel checklist" during a night refueling, March 22, 2012 . Phair is a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 101st ARW Bangor, Maine. He prepa More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bob Stewart, checks the tire pressure on a KC-135R at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, Nov. 28, 2012. Stewart is a crew chief performing a preflight inspection. (U.S. Air More
An aircraft fire bottle sits in a snow drift at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, Feb. 9, 2013. Drifts were as high as four feet on the flight line during the record breaking winter snow storm Nemo. ( More
The sun rises over a KC-135R Stratotanker at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, Feb. 15, 2013. The tanker is parked outside the maintenance hangar waiting to be towed in for a scheduled inspection.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Michele Pfaff (left) and Maj. Bill Dunn (right) conduct preflight checks aboard a KC-135R at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, Feb. 22, 2013.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Lozier marshals a KC-135R at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, March 23, 2013. Lozier is crew chief participating in a chemical warfare training exercise.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Heather Johnson stretches before her morning workout at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, May 5, 2013.
Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, U.S. Air Forces Central aerial combat broadcaster, documents Master Sgt. John Fidler, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator during a mission over the Persian Gulf, Aug. 30, 2013. Carls More
As the holidays approach, the elves at the Maine National Guard Family Assistance Center are hard at work collecting gifts. As part of the confidential Christmas Across Maine program, the center works to match More
Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts provide roughly 200 Air and Army National Guardsmen to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive (CBRNE) enhanced response force More
Members of the New England Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive, or CBRNE, Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) Search and Extraction team respond to a simulated train crash More
Soldiers and Airmen take aim using M9 pistols during the second table, a close combat range match at Gardiner Training Area Sunday morning. The servicemembers, along with two Coast Guardsmen are competing in a More
Airmen from the 101st Airlift Wing, Maine Air National Guard, prepare to perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Ga. on April 4th, 201 More
Airman 1st Class Otis White (top) of the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, moves Master Sgt. Nick Calsetta during a structural ladder rescue training exercise at the 165th Airli More
Airman 1st Class Evan Giard of the 158th Fighter Wing Fire Department, Vermont Air National Guard, utilizes a halligan tool to soften a vehicle during basic vehicle extrication training exercises at the 165th A More
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cross (center) of the 103rd Airlift Wing Fire Department, Connecticut Air National Guard and Senior Master Sgt. Jeremiah Jordan of the 101st Airlift Wing Fire Department, Maine Air Nat More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Daigle has his rank pinned by family members during his promotion ceremony, Camp Keyes, Augusta, ME, May 6, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Travis Hill)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Gaffney and Airman 1st Class Joseph Bowering, Security Forces Airmen at the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW), Maine Air National Guard, perform a building walkthrough at th More
State of Maine employee, Ryan Warner, a firefighter, completes training requirements at the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) Base Fire and Crash Rescue Station, 101 ARW, Bangor, ME, July 31, 2017. Warner, a t More
State of Maine employee, Ryan Warner, a firefighter, takes his post at the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) Base Fire and Crash Rescue Station, 101 ARW, Bangor, ME, July 31, 2017. As a firefighter assigned to More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Kearns with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, is lowered to safety during a tower rescue training exercise at the South Portland Air National More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Smith hands off a component of a very small satellite aperture antenna to Airman 1st Class Selena Beswick, both Airmen with the 265th Combat Communications Squadron, South Portl More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chelsea Kennie and Staff Sgt. Ethan Gilman perform a tower rescue during a training exercise on simulated casualty Staff Sgt. David Kearns, all Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Instal More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Patterson, a member of the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, levels a transit at the South Portland Air National Guard Station, Portland, ME, Aug. 3, 2017. Setting up a More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Bickford and Staff Sgt. David Kearns, Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), Maine Air National Guard, pose with their “dummy,” South Portland Air Nation More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Bickford assists Staff Sgt. David Kearns, both Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, after tower rescue training at the South Portla More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Taylor and Senior Master Sgt. Gerald Doyon, members of the 265th Combat Communications Squadron, operate equipment at the South Portland Air National Guard Station, Portland, More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Smith, an Airman with the 265th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS), Maine Air National Guard, inspects a Large Aperture Antennae (LAA) located at the South Portland Air Natio More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Atkins, an Airman with the Air Force Reserve, inspects a Large Aperture Antenna at the South Portland Air National Guard Station, South Portland, ME, Aug. 3, 2017. Atkins p More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Bickford, 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, displays a Petzel I’D self-braking descender at the South Portland Air National Guard Station, South More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Sinclair and Technical Sgt. William Gusoski, members of the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) Communications Flight, program phone lines at the 101 ARW, Bangor, ME, Oct More
101st Air Refueling Wing Building 496 Monument located at the 101 ARW, Bangor, ME, October 12, 2017. Building 496 was a hangar located on the base from 1955-2012.
Vehicle Maintenance Airmen with the 101st Air Refueling Wing are gearing up for winter and the inevitable snow to follow by performing maintenance on all 21 snow removal vehicles designed to keep the runways cl More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory Sabine, a Vehicle Maintenance General Purpose Mechanic with the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard replaces hoses on a deicer truck at the 101st Air Refueling Wing More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Sinclair, a member of the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) Communications Flight, installs phone connections at the 101 ARW, Bangor, ME, Oct 10, 2017. Cyber Transport S More
The Adjutant General of Maine, Maj Gen Douglas Farnham addresses the audience during the 2018 Airmen of the Year and Best Warrior Ceremony, Camp Chamberlain, Augusta, ME, Jun 6, 2018. Six Airmen and 2 Soldiers More
Airmen from the 265th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS) of the Maine Air National Guard return home from Agadez, Niger, to in-process at the 101st Medical Group, 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Maine, Aug More
The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department provides word-class fire and emergency service to al Udeid Air Base where they protect lives and properties from all hazards. In addition, they al More
State Command Chief Master Sgt. Kelly Hoffses led a joint oral board Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Camp Chamberlain in Augusta, Maine, to interview nominees for the 2019 Maine National Guard Outstanding Airmen of More
Maj. John D. Kayser, JHFQ Plans Officer, began his military career on Active Duty with the U.S. Air Force. After Active Duty, Kayser settled in Scarborough, Maine, and spent the next 13 years in the civilian s More
Senior Master Sgt. John P. Cyr, Maine Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention Superintendent, enlisted in the MeANG in 1998. A few years later, Cyr's wife Jen was sent for an Active Duty Air Force assignment More
Nebojsa Kaluderovic, Ambassador of Montenegro, and Brig. Gen. Ilija Dakovic, Defense Attache of Montenegro, are given a tour of the Maine Military Historical Society Museum at Camp Keyes in Augusta, Maine, by M More
The Adjutant General of Maine, Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Farnham, presents The Assistant Adjutant General of Maine-Air, Brig. Gen. Eric Lind, with a Certificate of Retirement during Lind's retirement ceremony, Camp More
The Adjutant General of Maine, Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Farnham, presents The Assistant Adjutant General of Maine-Air, Brig. Gen. Eric Lind, with The Legion of Merit during Lind's retirement ceremony, Camp Chamberl More
U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters jets from Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, join up with a Maine Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling Wing during a North America More
MAINE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Me. (July 15, 2020) -- Sitting just beyond the shadow of a static display heritage aircraft sits a memorial to Airmen of the 101st Refueling Wing in Bangor Maine. Each brick has More
Maine Air National Guard Airman, Staff Sgt. Kyle Hogan, welds an Oshkosh Blower Vehicle at the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, ME, Sep. 02, 2020. As winter approaches, being prepared in Maine is an unsaid n More
Maine Air National Guard Airman, Senior Amn. John Grindle, an Aircraft Fuel Systems Technician is seen here grounding and bonding a KC-135R at the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, ME, Sep. 02, 2020. The behind More
Maine Air National Guard Airman, Senior Amn. John Grindle, an Aircraft Fuel Systems Technician is seen here grounding and bonding a KC-135R at the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, ME, Sep. 02, 2020. The behin More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elijah Boulanger, an Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, climbs a tower in preparation to replace a tower lamp at Camp Chamberlain, Augusta, ME, Sep. 10, 2020. More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Grugnale, an Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, climbs a tower to replace a tower lamp at Camp Chamberlain, Augusta, ME, Sep. 10, 2020. The tower stands at More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Grugnale and Senior Airman Elijah Boulanger, both Airmen with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, replace a tower lamp at Camp Chamberlain, Augusta, ME, Sep. 10, 2020. T More
Gen. Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau addresses more than 140 National Guard soldiers from Maine and Alabama during a ceremony held on Little Round Top in Gettysburg, Pa., July 17. The Guardsmen More
Selected servicemembers from Maine and Alabama gather in Gettysburg, Pa. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, units from the two states who share the lineage of these earlier t More
Senior Master Sgt. Dan Moore (on left) of 101st Air Refueling Wing Safety Office performs a spot inspection of the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricant section with Staff Sgt. Zach Bonawitz (on right) and Master Sgt. More
Senior Airman David Mosher a hydraulic systems craftsman assigned to the 101st ARW Maintenance Squadron in Bangor, Maine, removes an engine driven hydraulic pump from a KC-135R Stratotanker Feb. 17, 2012.
Tech. Sgt. Derek Goddard a jet engine mechanic assigned to the 101st ARW Maintenance Squadron in Bangor, Maine, inspects a KC-135R Stratotanker engine during a periodic phase inspection March 2, 2012.
Lt. Col. Scott Reynolds and 1st Lt. Jacques Boulier of the 101st ARW in Bangor, Maine, prepare a KC-135R Stratotanker for a night refueling mission on March 22, 2012.
First Lt. Jacques Boulier of 101st ARW in Bangor, Maine, completes a preflight checklist before a refueling mission.
A Maine Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 101st ARW performs a touch and go, March 22, 2012 in Bangor, Maine.
Air Force Master Sgt. Heather Johnson performs pushups during her morning workout at the 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor, Maine, May 5, 2013.
An F-15E Strike Eagle, deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, moves into position to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over the Persian Gulf, Aug. 30, 2013. (U.S. Air Force P More
TRAVIS FIELD, Savannah, Ga. Lieutenant Col. Clyde Knipfer and crew of a 165th Air Transport Group, Georgia Air National Guard prepare to depart for an 11 day round trip flight to Vietnam. As part of Operation More
Airmen from Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments prepare to perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training More
Tech. Sgt. Jeff Tomczak of the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, prepares to enter a second story window during a structural ladder rescue training exercise at the 165th Airlift More
Airman 1st Class Scott Bramhall of the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, utilizes wedge cribbing to stabilize a vehicle during basic vehicle extrication training exercises at th More
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cross of the 103rd Airlift Wing Fire Department, Connecticut Air National Guard provides classroom instruction to a group of airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jer More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Feeney, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, communicates with a KC-135 Stratotanker air crew prior to a mission June 1, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 delive More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Daigle speaks to attendees during his promotion ceremony, Camp Keyes, Augusta, ME, May 6, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Travis Hill)
A United States Air Force spare F108-CF-100 engine for a KC-135R is shown here at the 101st Air Refueling Wing’s Propulsion Shop, Bangor, Maine, July 31, 2017. The F108-CF-100 is a high bypass, dual rotor, axia More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Sabine, a Vehicle Maintenance General Purpose Mechanic with the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard replaces hoses on a deicer truck at the 101st Air Refueling Win More
Official party, to include The Honorable Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, and The Adjutant General of Maine, Maj Gen Douglas Farnham, watch over the Airmen of the Year and Best Warrior Ceremony, Camp Chamberlain More
"If we didn't have our traditions, our history, we would have nothing," said Brig. Gen. James D. Campbell, the Adjutant General for Maine. "Our sense of who we are as an organization, leadership examples to fol More
TRAVIS FIELD, Savannah, Ga. 1965 - Two C-97F aircraft of the 165th Air Transport Group, Georgia Air National Guard at Travis Field.