104th Fighter Wing
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The United States Air Force
's 104th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard
fighter unit located at Barnes Airport, Massachusetts
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 104th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
fighter unit located at Barnes Airport, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Mission
To maintain highly trained, well equipped, and motivated military forces in order to provide combat ready F-15C Eagles aircraft and support elements in response to wartime and peacetime tasking under state and federal authority. This mission was previously carried out by the 102nd Fighter Wing.History
- 23 August 1942 333d Fighter Squadron USAAF Activated
- January 1943 333d Fighter Squadron USAAF assigned to 318th Fighter Group 11, Seventh Air Force
- 24 May 1946 333d Fighter Squadron USAAF re-designated 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron Air National Guard
- 1946 to 1951 P-47D Thunderbolt flown at the 104th
- 1951 to 1954 P-51D Mustang flown at the 104th
- 1954 to 1957 F-94A Starfire flown at the 104th
- 1957 to 1965 F-86H Sabre flown at the 104th
- 1 October 1961 to 20 August 1962-131st Tactical Fighter Squadron assigned to Seventeenth Air Force USAFE in support of Operation Stair Step Phalsbourg Air Base, France
- 20 August 1962-131st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 104th Tactical Fighter Group assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard
- 1964 to 1971-F-84F Thunderstreak flown at the 104th
- 1971 to 1979-F-100D Super Sabre flown at the 104th
- 1979 to 2007-A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft flying at the 104th
- January 1991-Participated in Operation Desert Storm
- 1 June 1992-131st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 104th Tactical Fighter Group re-designated 131st Fighter Squadron and 104th Fighter Group
- December 1992-Participated in Operation Restore Hope
- August to October 1995-Participated in Operations Deny Flight and Deliberate Force
- October 1995-104th Fighter Group re-designated the 104th Fighter Wing
- 14 May to 1 July 1999-Participated in Operations Allied Force and Noble Anvil
- 12 Sep 2001 to Present-Participated in Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom
- 2007–Present-F-15 Eagle aircraft flying at the 104th
- 15 February 2010-The wing begins patrolling the Northeastern United States.
Deployments
- Berlin CrisisBerlin Crisis of 1961The Berlin Crisis of 1961 was the last major politico-military European incident of the Cold War about the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. The U.S.S.R...
- Operation Stair
- Operation Desert Storm
- Operation Deny FlightOperation Deny FlightOperation Deny Flight was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation that began on April 12, 1993 as the enforcement of a United Nations no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Operation Deliberate Force
- Operation Allied ForceOperation Allied ForceThe NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was NATO's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999...
- Operation Noble Anvil
- Operation Noble EagleOperation Noble EagleOperation Noble Eagle is the name given to military operations related to homelandsecurity and support to federal, state, and local agencies...
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
Major Command/Gaining Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Air Combat CommandAir Combat CommandAir Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
(1992–Present) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Tactical Air CommandTactical Air CommandTactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
(1962–1992)
Previous designations
- 104th Fighter Wing (Oct 1995–Present)
- 104th Fighter Group (1 June 1992-Oct 1995)
- 104th Tactical Fighter Group (Oct 1962-1 June 1992)
Units assigned
- 104th Operations Group
- 131st Fighter Squadron131st Fighter SquadronThe 131st Fighter Squadron flies the F-15C Eagle. It is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 104th Fighter Wing.-History:Patrols over the Pacific, September 1942-July 1943. Replacement training, July 1943-June 1944...
- 104th Operations Support Flight
- 104th Weather Flight
- 131st Fighter Squadron
- 104th Maintenance Group
- 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 104th Maintenance Squadron
- 104th Maintenance Operations Flight
- 104th Mission Support Group
- 104th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 212th Engineering Installation Squadron
- 104th Communications Squadron
- 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 104th Security Forces Squadron
- 104th Mission Support Flight
- 104th Services Flight
- 104th Medical Group
Bases stationed
- Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(2003–Present) - Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
- Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(2000–2003) - Al Jaber Air Base, KuwaitKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, Locations in Southwest Asia (2000) - Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(1995–2000) - Aviano Air BaseAviano Air BaseAviano Air Base is a NATO Air Base under U.S. Air Force administration in northeastern Italy, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located in Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps, or Southern Carnic Alps, about 15 kilometers from Pordenone.-Units:Aviano is hosted by the...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(1995) - Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(1982–1995) - Yenisehir AirbaseYenisehir AirportYenişehir Airport is an airport in the city of Yenişehir in the Bursa Province of Turkey.-Airlines and destinations:...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
(1982) - Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(1962–1982) - Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air BasePhalsbourg-Bourscheid Air BasePhalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base is a former United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Moselle département, about 2 miles west of the town of Phalsbourg, on the north side of the Route nationale 4 Highway adjacent to the village Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode; 29 miles northwest of...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(1961–1962) - Barnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal AirportBarnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(1947–1961)
Aircraft operated
- F-15C Eagle (September 2007–Present)
- A-10 Thunderbolt IIA-10 Thunderbolt IIThe Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...
(1979– June 2007) - F-100 Super SabreF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
(1971–1979) - F-84 Thunderstreak (1964–1971)
- F-86H Sabre (1958–1964)
- F-94A/B Starfire (1954–1958)
- F-51H Mustang (1951–1954)
- P-47D Thunderbolt (1947–1951)