June 21, 2016 104th Fighter Wing Maintainer of the Year Protects U.S. Air Space in Northeast As the call is received crews scramble to the hangar, check lists procedures are under way, and moments later the F-15 Eagle aircraft takes off to secure the skies over our homeland. Any day or night of the week alert operations can arise and crews will rush out, leaving a gust of wind in the halls
June 21, 2016 Native Western Massachusetts Guardsman Nurse to Serve Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs The Springfield Armory, a National Historical site where the US Armed Forces and American industry looked for innovative engineering and superior firearms, was the backdrop during one of Springfield, Massachusetts own natives' promotion ceremony. The Massachusetts Air National Guard and 104th
June 2, 2016 104th Fighter Wing Airmen Experience Medevac Training with 3-126th Aviation Medics Airmen approach the medevac helicopter from the three o' clock position, carrying a patient on a stretcher as the rotors are turning and the engines are hot. The medics stable the patient as the helicopter lifts off over Barnes Air National Guard Base during joint medical augmentee training. Medics
June 1, 2016 104th Fighter Wing Maintainer of the Year Protects U.S. Air Space in Northeast As the call is received crews scramble to the hangar, check lists procedures are under way, and moments later the F-15 Eagle aircraft takes off to secure the skies over our homeland. Any day or night of the week alert operations can arise and crews will rush out, leaving a gust of wind in the halls
May 31, 2016 Together Again - 104th FW reunites in Bulgaria GRAF IGNATIEVO, Bulgaria - After two months of being split across four countries, approximately 250 U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Airmen from the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunited at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, May 27-28.The Airmen, originally assigned to the 104th
May 19, 2016 104th Fighter Wing Deploys to Germany In Support of Total Force Integration Training 104th FIGHTER WING DEPLOYS TO GERMANY IN SUPPORT OF TOTAL FORCE INTEGRATION TRAININGBy Senior Airman Loni Kingston, 104th FW Public AffairsRAMSTEIN Germany - Approximately 100 members of the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Westfield, Mass., deployed for training to
April 25, 2016 104th Fighter Wing and 144th Fighter Wing To Deploy in Support of NATO Air Surveillance Mission Twelve F-15C Eagles and approximately 350 Airmen and support equipment from the 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, and the 194th Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, will deploy to the European theater beginning April 1, 2016.While in the
April 23, 2016 ANG Verifies Strengths at Frisian Flag 2016, Operation Atlantic Resolve F-15C/D Eagle aircraft and personnel from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, dominated the skies as the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the 12-day Royal Netherlands Air Force Frisian Flag 2016
April 1, 2016 Predawn flying at Barnes Air National Guard Base Media AdvisoryRelease No. 16-08FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:104fw.pa@ang.af.mil413-568-9151 x698-1299Predawn flying at Barnes Air National Guard BaseThe 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield Mass., is scheduled to conduct early morning flights, April 2, 2016.The pre-dawn
April 1, 2016 Predawn flying at Barnes Air National Guard Base Contact:104fw.pa@ang.af.mil413-568-9151 x698-1299The 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield Mass., is scheduled to conduct early morning flights, April 2, 2016.The pre-dawn missions will launch from Barnes-Westfield Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass.We do not want to