Dec. 17, 2024 104th Fighter Wing volunteers with Wreaths Across America BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Massachusetts – More than 100 members of the 104th Fighter Wing and their families volunteered at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam for the Wreaths Across America event, December 14, 2024. They joined millions of Americans participating in the
April 8, 2024 104th Fighter Wing selects 21 Airmen for core cadre training Twenty one Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing were selected for a two year core cadre program as part of the Wing’s conversion from the F-15 Eagle to the F-35A Lightning II.
April 8, 2024 104th Fighter Wing identified as “benchmark” for fighter wings during Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone The 104th Fighter Wing recently welcomed 63 inspectors from the Air Combat Command Inspector General’s office for the Wing’s Capstone Inspection which awarded the Wing an “effective” rating.
May 22, 2023 Local, 104FW Emergency Response personnel collaborate to ensure community safety during WIAS 2023 Local and wing emergency services personnel joined forces to keep Barnstormers and guests of the Westfield International Air Show safe during the air show and open house weekend held May 13-14, 2023 at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.During the airshow, Barnestormer firefighters and
April 2, 2023 104FW Airman competes in Best Warrior Competition U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessica Gallis, equipment manager with the 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron, competed in the Massachusetts' Army Best Warrior Competition March 23 - 25, 2023, at Camp Edwards, Joint-Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Best Warrior is an annual, national Army competition testing
Feb. 17, 2023 104FW awarded Air Force Outstanding Unit Award The 104th Fighter Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for accomplishments during the period of January 2020, to December 2021.
Dec. 23, 2022 104FW hosts ANG Production Assessment Team The 104th Fighter Wing hosted a group of 15 subject matter experts from the Air National Guard Production Assessment Team Dec. 13-16, to identify ways the unit can become more efficient and effective in terms of aircraft availability.
July 4, 2022 Historic highway landing advances Agile Combat Employment The Air National Guard, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force Reserves landed, took off and performed integrated combat turns on a closed 9,000-foot section of Michigan highway M-28 during exercise Northern Agility 22-1.
June 1, 2022 104th Fighter Wing holds F-100 Memorial, remembers fallen Barnestormers Barnestomers honored 13 Airmen fallen in flight from the 104th Fighter Wing during the F-100 memorial rededication ceremony, May 20, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.The F-100 monument was originally dedicated on May 17, 1987 by the 104FW Chief Master Sergeant’s Council. It
May 19, 2022 Barnestormers awarded Army Achievement Medals for Task Force Powderhorn Fifty four Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing were awarded the Army Achievement Medal for their work assisting the commonwealth of Massachusetts during Task Force Powderhorn at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 14, 2022.The Army Achievement Medal is a military decoration recognizing