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Air National Guard Acting Director Returns to Fly Eagle
September 24, 2024
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard, climbs into the cockpit of the F-15D Eagle for his first flight in the Eagle in five years at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Sept.16, 2024. The 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field provides initial and requalification training.
104th Fighter Wing Donates F-15C to New England Air Museum
July 23, 2024
Col. Michael Glass, 104th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, flew F-15C aircraft 85-101 from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts, to Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, for its final flight before being retired and donated to the New England Air Museum, July 22, 2024. Donating the F15 to the museum ensures the preservation of its history and air superiority since 1979.
173rd FW uses off-the-shelf technology to aid student pilots
October 14, 2021
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Martin Sipe, an F-15C student pilot, flies the F-15 Eagle in virtual reality alongside 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 instructor pilot Lt. Col. Julius Romasanta at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oct. 12, 2021. The program uses off-the-shelf technology to enhance “chair flying,” enabling students to visualize their missions.
Massachusetts Airmen recognized for innovation
November 16, 2020
Master Sgt. Leo Burbee, 104th Maintenance Group structural maintenance supervisor, and Master Sgt. Bob Oleksak, 104MXG fabrication element supervisor, stand at attention after receiving the Air Force Achievement Medal during a ceremony Nov. 14, 2020, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.