142nd Communications Flight is redesignated a Squadron

142nd Mission Support Group Commander, Col. David Shattls and 142nd Communications (Comm.) Flight Commander, Lt. Col. Sarah Boone stand at attention as the Comm. Flight's guidon is replaced, symbolizing the redesignation of the unit from a flight to a squadron during an official ceremony held on October 15, 2023 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The transition marks not only the growth of the unit but the shifting of its mission to adapt to a changing security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

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142nd Communications Flight is redesignated a Squadron

142nd Communications (Comm.) Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Sarah Boone, addresses attendees at an official ceremony marking the redesignation of the 142nd Comm. Flight to a squadron on October 15, 2023, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The transition marks not only the growth of the unit but the shifting of its mission to adapt to a changing security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

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142nd Communications Flight is redesignated a Squadron

142nd Communications (Comm.) Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Sarah Boone, addresses attendees at an official ceremony marking the redesignation of the 142nd Comm. Flight to a squadron on October 15, 2023, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The transition marks not only the growth of the unit but the shifting of its mission to adapt to a changing security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

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142nd Communications Flight is redesignated a Squadron

142nd Mission Support Group Commander, Col. David Shattls, addresses attendees at an official ceremony marking the redesignation of the 142nd Communications Flight to a squadron on October 15, 2023, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The transition marks not only the growth of the unit but the shifting of its mission to adapt to a changing security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

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142nd Communications Flight is redesignated a Squadron

Published Oct. 17, 2023
By Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer
142nd Wing/Public Affairs

PORTLAND, Ore. -- 142nd Mission Support Group Commander, Col. David Shattls and 142nd Communications (Comm.) Flight Commander, Lt. Col. Sarah Boone stand at attention as the Comm. Flight's guidon is replaced, symbolizing the redesignation of the unit from a flight to a squadron during an official ceremony held on October 15, 2023 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The transition marks not only the growth of the unit but the shifting of its mission to adapt to a changing security environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)