Don’t Miss the Lightning at Pease

Photo By 2nd Lt. Steven Tucker | A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing performs an aerial demonstration at the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show at Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., Sept. 11, 2021. The KC-46A represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability for the joint force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven Tucker)  

NEWINGTON, NH, UNITED STATES

08.30.2023

Story by Staff Sgt. Taylor Queen 

157th Air Refueling Wing

Have you ever wanted to get up close with a fifth-generation military aircraft?

The free Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show and Open House is your chance to get an up-close look at both the KC-46A Pegasus and the F-35 Lightning II--and see them fly. The event will take place at Pease Air National Guard Base, Sept. 9-10. Admission and parking are free, but guests must make a parking reservation in advance.

The show will feature a variety of aerial performers, including:

U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper demo team,
Vermont Air National Guard F-35A Lightning II
NH ANG KC-46 Pegasus
US Special Operations Command Para Commandos
Rob Holland
P-51C Mad Max – Lou Horschel
Kent Pietsch
Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Truck

Not all the action is in the sky. Guests can walk through a KC-46A Pegasus, take a picture in front of an F-35A Lightning II, get up close to an AH-64 Apache helicopter, and catch some shade under a B-52 Stratofortress. Also on static display will be a CH-47 Chinook, F-15 Eagle, C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender, KC-135 Stratotanker, and a ski-equipped LC-130.

Following on the success of the 2021 event, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) display will expand to two hangars and a portion of the base’s ramp. STEM exhibitors will include:

Pfizer
Beta
ARMI
DEKA
FIRST Robotics
1000 Drones for 1000 Girls
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Lonza
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Parking is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. and gates at 9 a.m.

For the latest information on the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show and Open House, visit www.thunderovernewhampshire.com, or follow the 157th Air Refueling Wing on Facebook and Instagram.

• Date Taken: 08.30.2023
• Date Posted: 08.31.2023 10:48
• Story ID: 452537
• Location: NEWINGTON, NH, US