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  • Downeast Horizon Visits the 101st Air Refueling Wing

    MAINE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, ME. (July 22, 2024) – For the past three years Technical Sergeant Kaitlyn Field, a Financial Technician with the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor Maine, has been involved with planning and escorting a group of kids from Downeast Horizons Inc. to tour the base. Field,

  • Secretary of the Air Force visits Bangor Air National Guard Base

    BANGOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Maine (Jun. 8, 2024) – Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing on June 7, 2024, as part of a senior leader visit and invitation from U.S. Senator Susan Collins.During his installation visit, Secretary

  • MAINEiac Numbers Reach New High

    BANGOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, ME (Feb.13, 2024) - Last year the Maine Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention Team broke records with the number of MAINEiacs they welcomed to the enterprise and the amount they kept from separating or transferring units. Was it because the team works

  • August Guard Member of the Month Shines for the 101st

    MAINE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Me. (Aug. 22, 2023) -- The Air National Guard provides many benefits to our members. One of the biggest and most notable benefits is the ability for our Airmen to not only hone their craft in their military careers, but also be able to pursue a career on the civilian

  • 101st Security Member Rejuvenates Base Raven Program

    MAINE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Me. (Aug. 21, 2023) -- The phoenix has always been a symbol of rejuvenation and a renewed youth to live through another life cycle. Such as with the mythological creature, it is the 101st that is rejuvenating itself and preparing for another life cycle of utilizing

  • Young Leader Shines From the 101st Communication Squadron

    MAINE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Me. (Aug. 5, 2023) -- Unfaltering; to never stop or lose strength, to not waver or weaken no matter the challenge. Members at the 101st are expected to be unfaltering in order to live up to the standard of excellence seen throughout the Bangor Air National Guard. One

  • MAINEiacs Soaring to New Heights

    “The Maine Air National Guard is one of the best kept secrets in the State; the wing has been working hard to share the MAINEiac story, our successes and the benefits of service, with our local community this past year,” Colonel Gillis added. “Hopefully we are becoming less of a mystery and more of

  • MAINEiacs Aim High during Arctic Challenge

    ØRLAND AIR BASE, Norway – The Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, also known as the MAINEiacs, and 265th Combat Communication Squadron aimed for the clouds and headed Northeast to take part in the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023, occurring May 29 through June 9 across the Nordic

  • German Air Defender Tanker Support

    BANGOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MAINE - German Air Defender 2023 took off recently and in true MAINEiac fashion, the Airmen of 101st Air Refueling Wing went full throttle for the exercise.