Col. Travis H. Stephens assumes command of the 144th Fighter Wing during a Change of Command ceremony at the Fresno Air National Guard Base Aug. 2, 2026. Maj. Gen. Steven J. Butow, California Air National Guard commander, presided over the military ceremony.
Redhawk fighter pilots and support personnel from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142d Fighter Wing, out of Portland, Oregon, joined the Griffin fighter pilots from the 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, from March 7 through 14, 2025, for a week of superior fighter integration training and camaraderie.
Firefighters from the 144th Fighter Wing of Fresno, California travel to Oahu, Hawaii to collaboratively train and be one of the first to implement testing of the AFFORGEN model.
