April 4, 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
April 4, 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
April 4, 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.
April 4, 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
April 4, 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
April 4, 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
Jan. 10, 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
Jan. 10, 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
Jan. 10, 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
Jan. 10, 2009 Annual Award Program and CCAF Graduation On December 6th the 104th Fighter Wing held its 35th annual awards ceremony to honor members of the unit who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. While recognizing members who did their military jobs superbly, it also honored many individuals who stood out in other ways; such as those who