104th Fighter Wing selects 21 Airmen for core cadre training
Staff Sgt. Colby Ballou and Staff Sgt. Alec Halbrook, 104th Maintenance Group flightline avionics technicians, perform wire repairs for a time compliance technical order, February 29, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Ballou is one of 21 Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing selected for the Wing's core cadre program which sends Airmen to active duty F-35 bases for two years to train and learn the aircraft in preparation for the 104FW's conversion. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara Kolinski)