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  • Security Forces mobilization

    The Oregon Air National Guard' s 142nd Security Forces Squadron held a mobilization ceremony today at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Ore., as approximately 30 Airmen will deploy to support Operation Enduring Freedom.The 142nd SFS will participate in pre-mobilization training at Elgin Air Force Base,

  • Operation Santa Claus

    More than a dozen members of the 142nd Fighter Wing volunteered their own time on Nov. 30 to help raise money to support local military families in need of extra assistance this holiday season in the Portland area. KPAM radio station, in Portland, Ore., has raised more than $1,000,000 during their

  • 116th Air Control Squadron host joint training exercise

    The Oregon Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Squadron based at Camp Rilea, Ore., conducted a two-week training exercise, Sept., 12-28., hosting the 109th ACS from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The exercise involved the Nimitz Carrier group and other joint tactical components. The fleet synthetic

  • Veterans Day, 1944-style

    As we celebrate Veterans Day, let us remember the original members of the Oregon National Guard's first aviation unit, the 123rd Observation Squadron, who remained in the unit all through its World War II existence, including the wartime overseas deployment to China. Redesignated as the 35th

  • Remembering our POW/MIAs: The Wartime Saga of Lee McDuff

    Wham!Without any warning the nose of 2nd Lt. Lee McDuff's P-47 Thunderbolt exploded, sending hot shrapnel and broken aircraft fragments flying all about--through the firewall, knocking off the canopy of the Razorback Thunderbolt, and knocking out Lt. McDuff. It was September 20, 1944. In the

  • Lt. Gen. Bednarek Visits the 142nd Fighter Wing

    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mick Bednarek, Commanding General First U.S. Army, stands with members of the 142nd Fighter Wing and one of the unit's F-15C Eagles, during his visit to the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 14, 2012. Image pictured (from left to right) Oregon Air National

  • Heroism and Humility: Oregon Air National Guardsman Actions Reverberate

    "Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are", John W. Gardner.Leadership; the word alone holds many overtones for every Airman who feels compelled to serve their country. Each of us in uniform has known someone who has set the standard of excellence, whether through

  • Oregon Air National Guard Awards Banquet

    Military and select civilian members of the Oregon Air National Guard gathered to be recognized for outstanding achievement during the past year, at the 18th Annual Oregon Air National Guard Awards Banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Portland, Ore. February 25, 2012.Award winners came from all