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Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing Joins Cyber Readiness Mission in Chicopee

Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness mission in Chicopee on July 21, according to a DVIDS report posted the following day. The exercise brought a military cybersecurity focus to the city, though details on its scope were limited in initial…

CHICOPEE -- Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing took part in a joint cyber readiness mission based in Chicopee this week, according to a Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) report, while a Chicopee Staples store appeared on a list of locations closing nationwide this year.

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The 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness exercise in Chicopee on July 21, per a DVIDS story posted July 22. Further details on the scope of the exercise were not included in the available report.

Separately, a Chicopee Staples location at 591 Memorial Drive is among the stores nationwide slated to close this year, according to a roundup of 2026 Staples closures. The Chicopee store was listed alongside locations in Frederick, Maryland, and Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

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