• Intelligence mission moves forward

    As the wing embarks on establishing a new tradition of excellence at Otis, 13 members of the 102nd Intelligence Wing recently returned from training at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, sporting hard earned intelligence badges. They completed their career development courses in short order and are

  • F-15 static display marks legacy of 102nd Fighter Wing

    It required countless hours of exhaustive labor and painstaking detail, but two former 102nd crew chiefs, Master Sgt. Pat Ryan and Tech. Sgt. Brian Savage, were finally able to view the finished product of their industrious efforts. On the morning of Oct. 24, a restored F-15 was carefully wheeled

  • Are you 'Fit to Fight?'

    Physical fitness standards have evolved over the years from the old walk/run days. Back then it seemed if you started and finished (if you were tested at all) you passed. AFI 10-248 and ANGI 10-248 are the governing instructions for the current Air Force fitness program. These instructions,

  • Otis Airmen support local flu clinic, flu pandemic exercise

    Airmen from two units at Otis Air National Guard Base provided key support to a local, combination drive through flu clinic and flu pandemic exercise, Nov. 14. The 267th Combat Communications Squadron provided communications support to more than 100 flu clinic workers and volunteers with their Joint

  • Massachusetts Guard complex gets new lease on life

    1st Lt. Francis McGinn shipped out for the Pacific from Camp Edwards when World War II was raging. He was killed during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in October 1944. Sixty-four years later, his grandson, who has the same name, is playing a key role in transforming this old Army post

  • 102nd Intelligence Wing prepares for new mission

    The transition from a fighter wing to an intelligence wing has positioned the 102nd to draw upon its collective aviation experience to shape the foundation of the new Air Operations Center. To operate at peak performance, the AOC needs to be manned by a cadre of trained, proficient Airmen. Otis is

  • Mass. supports Boston Marathon

    While having more than 900 Soldiers and Airmen serving on active duty at home and abroad, the Massachusetts National Guard continues to play a critical role in the Boston Marathon. Approximately 400 soldiers from the 51st Troop Command assisted state and local police in protecting public safety

  • Wing ends fighter mission, embraces intelligence

    An Air National Guard fighter wing bid a bittersweet goodbye to its old mission as it embraced its new reason for remaining on Cape Cod 24 days into the new year. The 102nd Fighter Wing flew its final mission when two F-15 Eagle jet fighters were scrambled into a snow-threatening January sky during

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