A North American F-86H Sabre static display was dedicated during a ceremony at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass. on June 8. The ceremony was held to formally announce the dedication of tail number 31235 in honor of Captain Russell “Rusty” L. Schweickart, who was in attendance. Schweickart flew the F-86H Sabre during the early 1960’s while assigned to the 101st Tactical Fighter Squadron, and later served as lunar module pilot for Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969.

Airmen from the MA Air National Guard’s 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron participate airfield recovery operations at the Silver Flag Exercise Site at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on May 8, 2019.

Commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Col. Virgina I. Gaglio and UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert E. Johnson signed a Memorandum of Understanding on April 29, 2019 agreeing to work together to develop mutually benefitial cybersecurity training and workforce development programs. U.S. House of Representative from the 9th District of Massachussets Congressman William Keating, and UMass Dartmouth's Dean of the College of Engineering, Jean VanderGheynst also spoke at the event on campus.

A ceramic stein belonging to Capt. Paul L. Utz, F-101B Voodoo navigator and radar officer assigned to the 60th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Otis Air Force Base, Mass. who was killed when his aircraft crashed on March 21, 1968. The stein was discovered five decades after his death during a building renovation and returned to his family.

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, visits members of the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Dec. 10, 2018. Rice visited several installations on base and got a closer look at the 102 IW’s compelling cyberspace, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. (Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Junhao Yu)