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131 Fighter Squadron, Lt.Col Matthew ‘Beast’ Tanis ‘fini flight’

A 104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle flies over the flightline alongside Lt.Col Matthew ‘Beast’ Tanis for his ‘fini flight’ on March 21, 2025, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. ‘Fini flights’ or final flights are ceremonial flights performed after one’s career or assignment. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
A 104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle flies over the flightline alongside Lt. Col Matthew ‘Beast’ Tanis for his ‘fini flight’ on March 21, 2025, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. ‘Fini flights’ or final flights are ceremonial flights performed after one’s career or assignment. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
A 104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle flies over the flightline alongside Lt. Col Matthew ‘Beast’ Tanis for his ‘fini flight’ on March 21, 2025, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. ‘Fini flights’ or final flights are ceremonial flights performed after one’s career or assignment. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Melanie J. Casineau)
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Barnstomer Fini-Flights

Friday July 12th, 2024 was a fini- flight Friday! at the 104th Fighter Wing. Pilots Maj. Timothy ‘Shawshank’ Boersig and Capt. Brian ‘Brass’ Burke took to the skies for the last time in the F-15 with the 131 FS, and celebrated their fini-flights with friends and family. Congratulations and all the best on the next step in your careers.

Dating back to World War II, the “fini-flight” is a time honored tradition and an exciting way for pilots to celebrate and say goodbye to their unit with friends and family.