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The Air Force has selected the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing based in Westfield as the preferred location to host the service’s next F-35A Lightning II squadron. The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest and most-capable fifth-generation fighter. The F-35A guarantees the long-term viability of the 104th and continuation of its vital air dominance mission for many years to come.


Air Force Selects Westfield’s 104th Fighter Wing to Get the F-35A

The Air Force has selected the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing based in Westfield as the preferred location to host the service’s next F-35A Lightning II squadron. The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest and most-capable fifth-generation fighter. The F-35A guarantees the long-term viability of the 104th and continuation of its vital air dominance mission for many years to come.

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Brigadier General Joseph Morrisey jr., Chief of Staff and Air Component Commander Massachusetts Air National Guard and Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) public affairs specialist, poses for a photo during the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 6, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
Senior Master Sgt. Adam Casineau, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) Air Ground Equipment Supervisor, Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th FW public affairs specialist, Major General Gary W. Keefe, The Adjunct General Massachusetts National Guard and Tech. Sgt Shane Coakley, 104th FW Security Forces, stand for a photo after the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 11, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) public affairs specialist, and Tech. Sgt Shane Coakley, 104th FW Security Forces, watch Senior Master Sgt. Adam Casineau, 104th Fighter Wing, organize gear at the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 11, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) public affairs specialist, clears his weapon during the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 11, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) public affairs specialist, and Tech. Sgt Shane Coakley, 104th Security Forces, run during the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 11, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Harris, 104th Fighter Wing (FW) public affairs specialist, reads a map prior to leaving for the Massachusetts National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition, 104th Fighter Wing, Westfield Ma April 9, 2025. Harris represented the 104th FW while competing against members of the Air and Army National Guard, Kenya Defense Forces and Irish Defense Forces. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Jerry Hewitt)
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BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Massachusetts – More than 100 members of the 104th Fighter Wing and their families volunteered at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam for the Wreaths Across America event, December 14, 2024. They joined millions of Americans participating in the event at more than 4,600 locations nationwide.
Staff Sgt. Colby Ballou, 104th Maintenance Group flightline avionics technician, looks over wire schematics for a time compliance technical order, February 29, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Ballou is one of 21 Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing selected for the Wing's core cadre program which sends Airmen to active duty F-35 bases for two years to train and learn the aircraft in preparation for the 104FW's conversion. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara Kolinski)
Staff Sgt. Colby Ballou and Staff Sgt. Alec Halbrook, 104th Maintenance Group flightline avionics technicians, perform wire repairs for a time compliance technical order, February 29, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Ballou is one of 21 Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing selected for the Wing's core cadre program which sends Airmen to active duty F-35 bases for two years to train and learn the aircraft in preparation for the 104FW's conversion. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara Kolinski)