The Guard unit says residents should not be alarmed by the training which will include between six and 10 explosions over the course of the day.
The Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, based at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, flies F-15 Eagle fighter jets; some of the unit's jets are shown here in a file photo from 2010.Area residents should be advised of the training as they may hear between six and 10 explosions throughout the day and not be alarmed, said Maj. Matthew Mutti, wing executive staff officer.
All of the training will take place on base property at Barnes Municipal Airport, and some will involve the detonation of up to a pound of C-4 explosive.
The training will be conducted by members of the unit’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The mission of the ordnance disposal team is to conduct protection operations for military and civilian authorities to defeat or mitigate conventional and unconventional (nuclear, biological, chemical, and improvised) explosive devices, Mutti said.