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
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
May 15, 2023 104FW hosts 2023 Westfield International Airshow The 104th Fighter Wing opened its doors to the public for the first time since 2017, hosting acts such as the F-35 Lightning II demonstration team and an F-15C Eagle demonstration, during the Westfield International Air Show, May 13-14, 2023, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.Nearly
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
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
May 10, 2022 Barnestormers train at Army hospital, save DoD thousands Twenty-nine members from the 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group and 13 members from the 174th Attack Wing Medical Group completed hands-on Medical Field Annual Training at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 25-May 4, 2022. This training allowed 104MDG and 174AW members the
April 20, 2022 Who ya gonna call? 911 from a base phone The 104th Civil Engineering Squadron fire alarm communications center is staffed by a minimum of one firefighter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.While working in the communications center firefighters respond to a variety of calls including medical emergencies, in-flight emergencies, and building
April 4, 2022 Barnestormers complete joint aircraft recovery training Nearly 50 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members from the 104th Fighter Wing, 158th Fighter Wing and 439th Airlift Wing completed a joint, hands-on Crash, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts April 3, 2022.
March 7, 2022 104th Fighter Wing hosts students from Granby Memorial High School Students from Granby Memorial High School of Granby, Connecticut visited the 104th Fighter Wing on February 11, 2022, at Barnes National Air Guard Base.