Colonel Michael P. Glass is the is the Deputy Wing Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts. In this role, he ensures the unit is mission ready and can effectively support the alert homeland defense and the expeditionary deployment missions with the assigned F-15C Eagles and over 1000 military and civilian personnel. As the 104th Fighter Wing enters conversion to the F-35A, Colonel Glass also ensures the members of the Wing are prepared for the upcoming changes in mission and aircraft.
Colonel Glass entered the Air Force after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He earned his pilot wings at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi in 2005 and remained at Columbus as an instructor pilot until 2008. Colonel Glass trained in the F-15C at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and then served an operational tour in the 44th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan from 2009 to 2013. He served as Detachment Commander and Wing Chief Instructor Pilot at Taif Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2013 to 2014. Following this tour, Colonel Glass joined the 104th Fighter Wing in 2014 and attended the United States Air Force Weapons School in 2015. After eighteen months serving as the 131st Fighter Squadron Weapons Officer, Colonel Glass was selected to return to Nellis Air Force Base as a United States Air Force Weapons School Instructor from 2016 to 2019. He returned to Barnes Air National Guard Base in 2020 and took command of the 131st Fighter Squadron.
Colonel Glass is a Command Pilot with more than 2800 flight hours and has participated in combat support deployments flying in Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, ATLANTIC RESOLVE, and NOBLE EAGLE. Colonel Glass is a full-time pilot with the Massachusetts Air National Guard and maintains instructor and evaluator qualifications. In August of 2025, he completed F-35A qualification training at Luke AFB, Arizona in preparation for the 104th Fighter Wing conversion to the Fifth-Generation Fighter. Prior to his current position, the Colonel was the 104th Operations Group Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2013 Master of Science, Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Fla.
2015 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2016 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence.
2023 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2004 – January 2005, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), Miss.
2. February 2005 – November 2008, T-37/T-6 Instructor Pilot, 41st Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. February 2009 – November 2009, Student Pilot F-15C Training, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. November 2009 – June 2013, F-15C Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan
5. July 2013 – July 2014, F-15C Instructor Pilot, Detachment Commander, Taif AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
6. July 2014 – January 2015, Asst Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Mass.
7. January 2015 – June 2015, Student, 433rd Weaspons Squadron, United States Air Force (USAF) Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. July 2015 – November 2016, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
9. November 2016 – December 2019, Director of Operations, 433rd Weaspons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. January 2020 – October 2020, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
11. October 2020 – June 2022, Commander, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
12. June 2022 – June 2023, Student, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
13. June 2023 – September 2025, Commander, 104th Operations Group, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
14. September 2025 – present, Deputy Wing Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,800
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-6, T-38, F-15C/D, and F-35A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leave clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air and Space Overseas Serivce Ribbon Short
Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon Long
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Longevity Service Award with seven oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon with service star
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003 First Lieutenant May 28, 2005 Captain May 28, 2007 Major July 1, 2013 Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 21, 2017 Colonel Jan. 31, 2024
(Current as of November 2025)