BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Massachusetts -- The 104th Fighter Wing is scheduled to conduct night training flights Oct. 17-23, 2022.
Night training maneuvers allow pilots based at Barnes Air National Guard Base to stay current with mandatory Air Force requirements as a part of their overall readiness training. The pilots will be training on both critical homeland defense and overseas wartime aviation skills.
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The 104th Fighter Wing is made up of highly trained personnel ready to provide Air Superiority on-demand anywhere in the world with 21 assigned F-15C Eagle aircraft. The 104th is trained to provide 24/7 Aerospace Control Alert, providing armed F-15 fighters ready to scramble in a moment’s notice to protect the northeast United States from any airborne threat, provide security for one-quarter of the nation’s population and over one-third of the nation's Gross Domestic Product.
The 104FW is always on call for emergency response to include: security, logistics, communications, explosive ordnance disposal, firefighting, and medical support, to the nation and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.