WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - State and local lawmakers gathered in Westfield on Thursday to celebrate the new Minuteman main gate at Barnes Air National Guard Base. Gift-ology in Westfield closes its doors, relocates out of city According to Barnes Air National Guard Base, the new gate will bring extra security to the wing. Governor Maura Healey, Congressman Richard Neal, and leaders at the base were there to mark the occasion. The 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes ANG houses 21 assigned armed F-15C Eagle Aircraft. Personnel are trained to defend the northeastern United States as well as provide emergency response services to the state and country. Local News Headlines ‘Into the Forest’ Bright Nights Ball this Saturday at MGM Springfield Cooler temperatures on the way this weekend Healey asks that six be pardoned for crimes Crews put out large brush fire in Holland WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.