2 May 2009

Boston Marathon & State Support

There is no question that the Guard is one of the most versatile organizations within the state. Every time you look around there is a new and unique way that members of the guard can support the state and the country. April 20th was no exception. 30 members of the 104th Fighter Wing went the distance to support the 114th running of the Boston

4 Apr 2009

Family Support Group Events a Hit

If you were around base on March 27 & 29 you would have seen a lot of activity around the dining facility. In addition to the hustle and bustle of some very dedicated volunteers, you would have seen nearly 200 families taking part in two of the Family Readiness Group's staple activities, the biannual spaghetti dinner and the annual Easter Egg

4 Apr 2009

Paraguay Support

On February 24, 2009 three members of the 104th Medical Group teamed up with three Mass. Army National Guard Medical Command members and a Flight Surgeon from the 102nd Intelligence Wing for a brief but highly successful medical mission to Paraguay. Lt. Col. Theodore Rockwell a dentist, Capt Steve Burgess, a Physician Assistant and SSgt Meredith

4 Apr 2009

Airman Spotlight : Tech. Sgt. Sandra O’Fallon

There are many different jobs here in the 104th Fighter Wing, and one person I had the opportunity to talk with was Technical Sergeant Sandra L. O'Fallon. She has many responsibilities in Operations. She utilizes ARMS, Aviation Resource Management System, to track the unit's pilots training history. The pilots have to stay up to date with safety

4 Apr 2009

Enhanced Student Flight Training

It is still dark out on a Saturday morning in March. Student Flight members and a few staff members from the 104th Fighter Wing prepare to embark upon a rather non-traditional training weekend. It is not an Air Force bus pulling through the gates of Lackland Air Force Base, but rather a caravan of vehicles that trek from Westfield to Otis Air

4 Apr 2009

Barnes Practices Alert Scramble

The countdown to January 2010 is quickly rolling by, we are less then 9 months away from being operational in our new Air Sovereignty Alert mission. On 26 March at 2:00 p.m. the wing practiced its first exercise scramble. This exercise is the first of many in order to get the wing ready for its new mission. With this exercise scenario, the

4 Apr 2009

104th Member Thanks His Employer

The Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Committee (ESGR) works to improve relationships between businesses who employ members of the Guard and Reserve and the reservists. One way they do this is through recognizing businesses who go above and beyond to support their employees who also serve the country through uniformed service. Early this year,

10 Jan 2009

Mission Support Flight Donates Wii to Vets

On the morning of December 12th, several members of the Mission Support Flight and one member from Fighter Wing Headquarters delivered a Nintendo Wii and assorted games to the Holyoke Soldiers Home, as a way of saying Merry Christmas and thank-you to the veterans for their military service. The members that live at the home permanently will utilize

10 Jan 2009

Jingle Bell Run, 70 Go the Distance

When Senior Master Sgt. Tomas Orifice from the aircraft fuels section heard the story of retired Chief Master Sgt. Vinnie Spanillo of the Conn. Air National Guard receiving a kidney donation from retired Col. Jack Swift also of the guard, he was so moved that he wanted to make sure others new about how one life could literally save another. He

10 Jan 2009

Westfield Joins ESGR Mission

8 December Mayor Michael Boulanger signed a Statement of Support, declaring the city would do everything in its power to support its employees who are also members of the National Guard or Reserves. The 'Statement of Support' is a symbolic gesture reassuring that the Mayor will continue support the member of the National Guard and Reserves that are