104th Fighter Wing
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| 104th Fighter Wing | |
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 104th Fighter Wing emblem |
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| Active | 1951-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter Wing |
| Role | Defense of the skies of the Northeast |
| Size | 15 F-15C Eagles |
| Part of | United States Northern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, 1st Air Force, Northeast Air Defense Sector |
| Garrison/HQ | Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts |
| Nickname | The Barnestormers |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
General L. Scott Rice |
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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[edit] 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 Intelligence Wing
[edit] History[1]
- 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
 4 A-10's flying in formation over Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts |
 Operation Valiant Strike, Bagram Airbase. Look for another A-10 in the lower left-center portion of the picture. |
[edit] Assignments
[edit] Deployments[2]
- Berlin Crisis
- Operation Stair
- Operation Desert Storm
- Operation Deny Flight
- Operation Deliberate Force
- Operation Allied Force
- Operation Noble Anvil
- Operation Noble Eagle
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
[edit] Major Command/Gaining Command
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962-1992)
[edit] Previous designations
- 104th Fighter Wing (Oct 1995-Present)
- 104th Fighter Group (1 Jun 1992-Oct 1995)
- 104th Tactical Fighter Group (Oct 1962-1 Jun 1992)
[edit] Units assigned
- 104th Operations Group
- 131st Fighter Squadron
- 104th Operations Support Flight
- 104th Weather Flight
- 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
[edit] Bases stationed
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2003-Present)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2000-2003)
- Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Locations in Southwest Asia (2000)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1995-2000)
- Aviano Air Base, Italy (1995)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1982-1995)
- Yenisehir Airbase, Turkey (1982)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1962-1982)
- Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France (1961-1962)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1947-1961)
[edit] Aircraft operated
- F-15C Eagle (September 2007–Present)
- A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979– June 2007)
- F-100 Super Sabre (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)
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