1947 104th Fighter Group (Air Defense) (later 104th Tactical Fighter Group), 1 May 1956 102d Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1961 104th Tactical Fighter Group (later 104th Fighter Group), 20 August 1962 104th Operations Group, Oct 1995–present Stations Bellows Army Field, Hawaii Territory, 23 August 1942 Canton Army Airfield, Phoenix Islands, 11 September 1942 General Lyman Field, Hawaii Territory, 6 April 1943 Bellows Field, Hawaii Territory, 28 July 1943 East Field (Saipan), Mariana Islands, 6 July 1944 Ie Shima Airfield, Ryukyu Islands, 30 April 1945 Naha Airfield, Okinawa, November 1945 – December 1945 Fort Lewis, Washington, 11–12 January 1946 Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts, 14 May 1946 Phalsbourg Air Base, France, 1 October 1961 Barnes Municipal Airport (later Barnes Air National Guard Base), Massachusetts, 20 August 1962 – Present Massachusetts Air National Guard deployments 1961 Berlin Crisis federalization Stationed at Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France, 1 October 1961 – 20 August 1962 Operation Restore Hope Yenişehir Airport, Turkey, 1982 Operations Deny Flight and Deliberate Force Aviano Air Base, Italy, 1995 Operation Southern Watch (AEF) Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, 2000 Operation Iraqi Freedom (AEF) Balad Air Base, Iraq, 2003 Operation Enduring Freedom (AEF) Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia, 2012 Aircraft P-39 Airacobra, 1942–1944 P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945 P-38 Lightning, 1944–1945 F-47D Thunderbolt, 1947–1951 F-51D Mustang, 1951–1954 F-94A Starfire, 1954–1957 F-86H Sabre, 1957–1965 F-84F Thunderstreak, 1965–1971 F-100D Super Sabre, 1971–1979 A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1979–2007 F-15C Eagle, 2007–present References Notes Bibliography McLaren, David. Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Thunderstreak & Thunderflash: A Photo Chronicle. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, 1998. . 104th Fighter Wing history Massachusetts ANG History 131st Fighter Squadron lineage and history Fighter squadrons of the United States Air Force Military units and formations in Massachusetts Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard