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  • F-100 Rededication honors fallen heroes

    An F-100 memorial rededication ceremony was held on May 5 at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass., honoring the memory of 12 unit members who have given their lives in performance of their duties to the state and country."We as a Nation, need to remain focused on the reason we mark May

  • Bataan March 2012

    "No Mama No Papa No Uncle Sam" The Battling Bastards of Bataan. It was 70 years ago that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the Philippines ushering the United States into World War II.Unlike Pearl Harbor, the Japanese followed their surprise air attack in the Philippines with a land invasion.

  • Robots Invade Barnes

    On the morning of Feb. 18, eight 104th FW kids witnessed an invasion of robots to Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. A first time event for the 104th FW, the robotic invasion was actually a workshop that gave military kids, ranging in ages from 11 to 16, the opportunity to assemble, program and

  • Airman in Focus — Mr. John Richardson

    Mr. John W. Richardson joined Barnes Air National Guard Base approximately 20 years ago, after working in both municipal and private sectors.While working as a field artillery surveyor for the Army, Richardson was deployed to Germany, with the 3rd Infantry Division. The leadership of the Army taught

  • 38th Annual Awards Banquet

    More than 250 people attended the 38th Annual Awards Banquet for the 104th Fighter Wing, held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Sheraton Hotel in Springfield, Mass., which recognized some of the unit's superior performers for 2011.Members were honored at the squadron, group and wing level. Throughout the

  • Westfield High School Ambassadors support 104th FW

    With the Air National Guard shifting from a Stategic Reserve force to an Operational Reserve force, the deployment demands on the Guard have increased steadily over the past decade. From 2010-2011, the wing approximately deployed 140 members both for state-side and overseas contingency operations.

  • Awards & Decs: Realizing the relevance of recognition

    Awarding military members for their service and performance has been a long tradition throughout the history of the U.S. Armed Forces. When the Air Force was established in 1947, Airmen were still permitted to receive most U.S. Army decorations. By 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Air Force

  • ...Proud to be part of Guard

    As I packed my blues in my suit case a day before taking a flight down to Baltimore to attend the Joint Senior Leadership conference, my wife asked me "what is this conference about again...?" my answer was "well, there are going to be a bunch of hot shots talking about Air Force stuff..."

  • Col. Sean Collins provides invaluable service to Afghanistan

    In war we see things that are not seen anywhere else but in a combat area," said Col. Collins when asked about his experiences in Afghanistan. The commander of the 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Collins was