Night training flights set for 104th Fighter Wing in Westfield
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A heads up for anyone who lives near the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, the 104th Fighter Wing is scheduled to conduct night training flights through Thursday.
The night training helps pilots stay current with Air Force regulations as part of their training. During the night training maneuvers, pilots will be trained on both critical homeland defense and overseas wartime aviation skills.
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The 104th Fighter Wing has highly trained personnel that is ready to provide Air Superiority on demand anywhere with 21 assigned F-15C Eagle Aircraft. They are trained to provide 24/7 Aerospace Control Alert, providing armed F-15 fighters ready to scramble at a moment's notice to protect the northeast United States from any airborne threat, security for one-quarter of the nation's population, and over one-third of the Gross Domestic Product.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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