New Tanker Project Kicks-Off At Pease

(Portsmouth, NH) - A groundbreaking ceremony today kicks-off the Hanger Expansion and Modernization Project at the Pease Air National Guard Base.

The Air Force selected the Portsmouth base to be the first Air National Guard unit to house the new tankers. The fleet of 12 KC-46A Pegasus tankers is scheduled to arrive in February of 2018.

State and Federal officials will take part in the groundbreaking ceremony.