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  • Maj. Gen. Dean returns home to Oregon for formal retirement observance

    Returning home to Oregon with family and friends, Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean formally retired after nearly 41 years of military service during a ceremony held in his honor on base, Dec. 6, 2015.Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau accompanied Dean from Washington D.C. and

  • Demobilization ceremony highlights Oregon Airmen deployment

    After a summer abroad in Eastern Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR), nearly 200 Airmen from the 142nd Fighter Wing were formally recognized here during a demonization ceremony, Nov. 6, 2015.As part of the Theater Security Package (TSP) known as the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter

  • Oregon Combat Operations Group realigns under fighter wings

    Over the past 13 years, four separate Oregon Air National Guard units have comprised the Combat Operations Group (COG), distinct in their individual responsibilities, yet linked by their common combat communications mission.As the new fiscal year began Oct. 1, three Oregon COG units -- the 116th Air

  • Portland Guardsmen bring smiles, lasting memories to European orphans

    Airmen deployed from the 142nd Fighter Wing (142 FW), Portland Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Ore., to the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (123 EFS) at Campia Turzii, Romania, raised more than $3,500 dollars to provide backpacks filled with clothing and toiletries for orphans who live near

  • 142nd Fighter Wing Command Chief’s Change of Authority

    In a time-honored tradition, senior enlisted members of a particular military unit conduct leadership changes, marking a continuation of professionalism from one leader to the next. In following with that tradition, the 142nd Fighter Wing recently conducted an Change of Authority ceremony, Sept. 13,

  • Oregon Airman Vanguards Logistics System

    If you imagine earnestness, excitement and a quick-to-speak personality, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Saunders would be a model prototype. An avid gamer, PC-based games, to be exact, Saunders flies on the edge of social norms and strives to arrange life to fit his definitions.What happens when an old computer

  • Portland Air Base members reflect and honor 9/11 victims

    In the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 11, more than 50 base personnel gathered here to participate in the 2nd annual 'Ruck, Run, Walk' event to observe the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and to remember those who lost their lives in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.After air

  • ‘Back 2 School Bash’ captivates youth and grownups alike

    Heading back to school can be a mix of emotions; bordering somewhere between anticipation and anxiety for students and parents alike. With classes beginning as early as next week, the Back2School Bash for Oregon National Guard families held here Aug. 22 soothed some of the upcoming

  • Fighter Wing Assessed by Inspection Team

    The 142nd Fighter Wing hosted the Air Combat Command (ACC) Inspector General team here, August 13-18, 2015, for a Unit Effectiveness Inspection (UEI) designed to improve mission readiness and educate Airmen amidst a new inspection process.Badged inspectors roamed the base, interviewed Airmen of the