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  • A Call to Serve

    A lengthy line of Oregon Air National Guard Airmen wait to receive communion or a blessing from Chaplain Richard Sirianni on May 15, 2011 at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. The intimate World War II era chapel is nearly full to hear Sunday Mass during the unit training assembly

  • 142nd Fighter Wing Celebrates ORANG's 70th Anniversary

    It was on Friday, April 18, 1941, at the Swan Island Airport in Portland, Oregon, when the 123rd Observation Squadron was activated and thus became the first aviation element of Oregon's National Guard. Last Friday, April 15, beneath a large American flag in the Rosenbaum Hangar at Portland Air

  • Air Guard Ironmen

    Running along the fitness trail at the Portland Air National Guard Base, U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Jeff Macey and Brian Cummins stretch out their legs for an afternoon workout. Picking up the pace, the two senior NCOs of the 142nd Fighter Wing begin to recall their latest race, the Vineman Ironman

  • F-15 Eagle dedicated to Museum

    It seems fitting that on a day that is set aside for veterans aircraft 73-089 was honored at a dedication at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. With approximately thirty four years of service, 089 served proudly with the men who flew and maintained it. "They built eighteen original airplanes

  • Final 'F-15A model' retired by the Air Force

    On a clear late September day, Lt. Col. Steve Beauchamp strides from the flight operations' building toward one of many F-15's parked on the Portland Air National Guard Base ramp. Master Sergeant Mark Billmyer greets Lt. Col. Beauchamp with a hand shake and conversation as he arrives for his

  • Camp Rosenbaum (July 23-29) Don’t Miss Out!

    Each summer Camp Rosenbaum sponsors approximately 170 underprivileged children (9-11) from a myriad of low income, public housing agencies in Oregon and Southwest Washington. This unique week-long summer camp is conducted at Camp Rilea (near Astoria) and is staffed by military members, civilian

  • Super Polar Plungers

    Oregon Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jarrod Johnson is trying to sleep on the job. He is 20 hours into the "Super Plunge", a fund raising event he is participating in for Special Olympics Oregon. The 142nd Fighter Wing has donated tents, heaters and other equipment for a robust handful of volunteers

  • Starbase Education at the Portland Air Base

    An eager group of 5th graders from Woodstock Elementary School are quick to answer questions from Senior Master Sgt. Stanley Durfee, as they get personal insight on how an F-15 airplane functions. The students are part of the Starbase education program at the Portland Air National Guard Base and the