Maine National Guard Soldiers train on real-world... 06.02.2025 | Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Richard Frost Capt. Cody Blackburn, special security officer for the 120th Regional Support Group, alerts other Soldiers of the team of a notional crisis...
Senior Master Sgt. Dow Retirement 06.08.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hopkins U.S. Air Force Major Andrew Duplessis presents Senior Master Sgt. Erik Dow with his certificate of retirement during Dow’s retirement ceremony...
Maine Air Guard Honors Outstanding Airmen at 2025... 06.06.2025 | Courtesy Photo Brigadier General Ian Gillis, Maine Air National Guard Commander, awards Senior Airman Eric Castonguay for winning Honor Guard Member of the Year...
Porter Receives Meritorious Service Medal 06.08.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Bridget Rossignol Bangor Air National Guard Master Sgt. Courtney N. Porter is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Lt. Col. Shane Burpee on June 8, 2025, at the...
Captain Anthony Cole promotes to Major 06.02.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hopkins Colonel Douglas Franklin (left), 101st Air Refueling Wing Mission Support Group Commander, poses for a photo with Major Anthony Cole during Major...
From Senior Airman to Second Lieutenant 06.05.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hopkins 2nd Lt Claire Hagen of the Medical Group, raises her hand to recite the oath of office at her commissioning ceremony at the 101st Air Refueling...
101st Security Forces Squadron Participates in 2025... 06.06.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hopkins Members of the 101st Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron run alongside the Bangor and Holden Police Departments at the Law Enforcement...
101st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Refuels 104th... 06.06.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Bridget Rossignol An F-15C Eagle from the 104th Fighter Wing, Westfield, Ma, receives a mid-air refuel by a KC-135 from the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Me,...
Loring Open House 2024 B52 Landing 07.31.2024 | Video by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair The 2024 Loring Open House kicked off July 31 with a B52 from the 69th Bomber Squadron landing at the former SAC super base. Loring AFB closed 30...
MAINEiacs Fly High in ACE23 06.05.2023 | Video by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair The 101st Air Refueling Wing flies with F-35s during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023.
Common Challenge 2023 02.07.2023 | Video by Maj. Carl Lamb Over 250 soldiers from Maine, Vermont, Montenegro, Austria, Italy and Macedonia participated in Common Challenge in February 2023. The exercise is...
Merry Christmas from the 120th Regional Support Group 12.19.2022 | Video by Capt. Lena Witham Soldiers of the 120th Regional Support Group wish everyone at home a Merry Christmas from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Status of Discipline December 2022 12.01.2022 | Video by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair Colonel Ian Gillis, 101st ARW Commander, takes a moment to deliver a brief message to the masses.
488th Military Police Company returns from... 11.15.2022 | Video by Staff Sgt. Alyson Pelletier BANGOR, MAINE - One hundred twenty five soldiers of the 488th Military Police Company are in the process of returning from the Southwest border...
3rd Battalion-142nd Aviation Regiment prepares for... 11.05.2022 | Video by Sgt. Darin Douin Brig. Gen. Dean Preston, commander of the Maine Army National Guard, visited 3rd Battalion-142nd Aviation in Fort Drum, New York over November...
B-52 Lands in Maine After 29 Years 08.11.2022 | Video by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair It's been 28 years since Loring Air Force Base closed for good in the northern woods of Maine. Since the closure a B-52 has never again landed...
Maine National Guard Soldiers train on real-world... 06.10.2025 | Story by Lt. Col. Margaret St. Pierre Soldiers of the 120th Regional Support Group to the Maine Army National Guard had the opportunity to support the Army’s Mobilization Support...
Maine Air National Guard Honors Outstanding Airmen... 06.09.2025 | Story by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair The Maine Air National Guard honored exceptional Airmen from the 101st Air Refueling Wing, 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, and 265th...
101st Airman Shines as Emergency Management Airman... 06.08.2025 | Story by Airman Erick Green Airman Bella Morris, an Emergency Management Specialist with the 101st Air Refueling Wing, is proving that experience isn’t the only measure of...
Maine National Guard Enhances Cybersecurity... 05.19.2025 | Courtesy Story Members of the Maine National Guard participate in Cyber Yankee 2025, a two-week cybersecurity training exercise. The regional event was held at...
265th CBCS Guard Tour 2025 05.05.2025 | Story by Airman Erick Green The 265th Combat Communications Squadron, based out of South Portland, Maine, recently completed a week-long exercise where they sharpened their...
The JROTC Flies High with the 101st 04.25.2025 | Story by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hopkins Students with the Brewer and Hermon JROTC programs had the opportunity to witness a refueling from the Maine Air National Guard KC135-R.
Maine’s Gillis Family: 2024 National Guard... 04.09.2025 | Story by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Roosevelt In recognition of decades of selfless service, unwavering dedication, and passionate support of military youth and families, the National Guard...
March Honorary MAINEiac 03.11.2025 | Story by Airman Erick Green Recently, the 101st Air Refueling Wing hosted three "Honorary MAINEiacs" from the University of Maine.
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXVIII 05.03.2025 | Audio by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair and Airman 1st Class Bridget Rossignol SEA John Raines is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He came to Maine he met with the MAINEiacs, and he did a...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXVII 10.03.2024 | Audio by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair We took a break from the podcast realm, but we're back! Colonel Byron Newell has been with us for a year now, and we thought it'd be good to sit...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXVII 10.03.2024 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair We took a break from the podcast realm, but we're back! Colonel Byron Newell has been with us for a year now, and we thought it'd be good to sit...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXVI 11.09.2023 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair As Colonel Gillis relinquishes command as the 101st Air Refueling Wing Commander, he has a message for us all. In this short episode, we'll hear...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXV 08.30.2023 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair The Exchange has a long standing history of ensuring their customers are taken care of and happy with purchases. At our local BX located at the...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXIV 08.23.2023 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair With the recent news of a brand new incoming Wing Commander, Colonel Ian Gillis chats with us about the finer details.
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXIII 05.03.2023 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair Change is inevitable, we can't avoid it. Part of being multi-capable Airmen is understanding that change will come and we need to adapt. Colonel...
The MAINEiac Radio Show Episode LXII 03.01.2023 | Audio by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair With the upcoming inspection later this month, I.G. was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about what to expect as well as how to prepare....
The Bayonet - 06.01.2018 06.01.2018 | Courtesy Publication The Maine National Guard Public Affairs Office is pleased to present the June 2018 edition of the Bayonet Magazine. The Bayonet is the official...
The Bayonet - 03.15.2018 03.15.2018 | Courtesy Publication The Bayonet is produced for personnel of the Maine National Guard, and is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense.
The Bayonet - 12.01.2017 12.01.2017 | Courtesy Publication The Bayonet is the official magazine of the Maine National Guard and is made possible by Soldier and Airmen provided content...
The Bayonet - 09.01.2017 09.01.2017 | Courtesy Publication The Bayonet is the official magazine of the Maine National Guard and is made possible by Soldier and Airmen provided content...
The Bayonet - 09.01.2017 09.01.2017 | Courtesy Publication The Maine National Guard Public Affairs Office is pleased to present the September 2017 edition of the Bayonet Magazine. The Bayonet is the...
The Bayonet - 06.01.2017 06.01.2017 | Courtesy Publication The Bayonet is the official magazine of the Maine National Guard and is made possible by Soldier and Airmen provided content...
The Bayonet - 06.01.2017 06.01.2017 | Courtesy Publication The Maine National Guard is pleased to present the June 2017 edition of the Bayonet.
