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May 2, 2024
142nd Wing Airmen support Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis AFB

For two weeks in April, 140 Airmen from the 142nd Wing trained and supported the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
April 24, 2024
Strength beyond service: Oregon Guardsman wins Washington State bodybuilding competition

Senior Airman Michaela Thompson discovered bodybuilding on her journey to prioritize her physical and mental fitness, making impressive strides in the sport.
April 17, 2024
142nd Wing observes Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month

Every April marks the observance of Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month (SAAPM) across the Department of Defense. The month-long information campaign aims to raise awareness about sexual assault in the military and educate service members on available resources and reporting procedures.
April 12, 2024
First Campaign: The 371st Fighter Group in the Air Offensive, Europe

Eighty years ago today, April 12, 1944 the 371st Fighter Group (371st FG) began combat operation in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). Getting into combat in the Air Offensive, Europe campaign required some changes in the unit’s mission and tactics, and overcoming obstacles unique to the
April 9, 2024
An Anniversary and an Adjustment: Remembering the former POWs of the 142nd Wing

Today, April 9, 2024 is National Former Prisoner of War (POW) Recognition Day, when government officials, our veterans as well as civic and private organizations across the nation recognize our former POWs with ceremonies and events.
March 29, 2024
Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

March 29, 2024 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, when the nation honors those US military members who served during the Vietnam War. Some nine million Americans served in the armed forces during the Vietnam War years. Over 58,000 of them died. On this day we remember their service and
March 19, 2024
116th ACS Demonstrates Integration into the Nation’s Homeland Defense Design

The 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS) demonstrated the control and reporting center’s (CRC) ability to integrate capabilities into the homeland defense design this February for the first time since 2006.
March 15, 2024
Portland, Ore. Pilot conducts First Flight in EX for 142nd Wing

Five F-15C instructor pilots from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 123rd Fighter Squadron are conducting training in the F-15EX with instructors from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for two weeks in March.Training commenced last week with the first training
March 13, 2024
From Over the Top, to Under the Bottom

Members of the 142nd Wing got the chance to escape the pacific northwest winter this year with a trip to Antarctica. December to March is actually summertime for the continent due to its location on the bottom of the globe; but this was no tropical vacation.
Feb. 29, 2024
AMXS Airmen Recognized for acts of Bravery

In May 2023, during a casual drive over a mountain toward Three Rivers Marina on Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon, Staff Sgt. Mara Fenwick and Senior Airman Bailey Buck, both weapons loaders with the Portland Air National Guard’s 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, found themselves faced with a

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