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  • Airman’s art work on display nearly 40 years later

    In 1972, when Senior Master Sgt. Gene Thomas was the First Sgt. for the 142nd Fighter Wing Consolidated aircraft maintenance (CAM) Squadron, he soon discovered that one of his young Airmen had a unique ability to draw and sketch. Now, after more than 40 years, Airman First Class Robert Thomas's art

  • Town Hall addresses Government shutdown concerns

    Oregon Air National Guard Col. Richard W. Wedan, 142nd Fighter Wing Commander, spoke before two groups of Airmen yesterday as he addressed the ramifications of the current U.S. Government shutdown currently impacting the employment for Air National Guard members."I want to take this opportunity to

  • Leadership Changes for the Oregon Air National Guard

    Members of the Oregon Air National Guard assembled at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2013, to observe the change of command ceremony for the Oregon Air National Guard, as Brig. Gen. Steven Gregg presented the colors to Brig. Gen. Michael Stencel. Prior to his promotion to

  • Oregon Airmen provide care during Pacific Angel Mission

    Five members of the 142nd Fighter Wing Medical Group traveled nearly half way around the world to take part in Pacific Angel 2013-04 in Sri Lanka, July 28 - Aug 18, 2013. Pacific Angel is a United States Pacific Air Forces humanitarian mission sponsored by United States Pacific Command, which

  • Security Forces Airmen return from Deployment

    After more than six months deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 26 members of the 142nd Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron returned here to the excitement of family members, friends and co-workers, who were on hand to greet them. The Airmen departed for Al Udeid, Qatar in early Jan.

  • Guest speaker discusses bridging generational differences in the workplace

    Key events in history, which helped shape and define each generation, were the focus of a recent lecture presented to the Force Support Squadron here during the July unit training assembly at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore.Dr. Alan Cabelly, a professor in Human Resource Management and

  • Oregon Combat Operations Group conducts joint training on Oregon's coast

    Nearly 250 members of the Oregon Air National Guard' s Combat Operations Group (COG) mobilized here, June 19-22 for a five-day training opportunity, which focused on constructing unit camaraderie. It is the first time the unit's Airmen have trained together en-masse.Speaking before the group on the

  • LGBT military families celebrate historic event

    He said his goodbyes in secret, behind the FedEx warehouses near the Portland Air National Guard Base. He dropped his spouse off down the main road leading into the base, far away from the large group of friends and family gathered to say goodbye to their loved ones headed on deployment to Iraq in

  • Air Guard Base Survives the Vanport Flood of 1948

    It was 65 years ago this week that Oregon's second largest city was decimated by one of the largest floods in American history. The Columbia River broke through the level on May 30, 1948 at about 4:15 p.m., and a 10-foot wall of water engulfed the city of Vanport and the Portland Air National Guard