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  • 142nd Operations Support Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    142nd Operations Group Commander Lt. Col. Josh Hovanas (left) hands the 142nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) guidon to incoming OSS Commander Lt. Col. Aaron Lamont (right) during a change of command ceremony in Portland, Ore. on February 1, 2026. Lamont took command of the squadron after previous

  • 142nd CERFP Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Josiah Roldan (right) accepts the 142nd Medical Group, Detachment 1 guidon from 142nd Medical Group Commander, Col. James Schroeder as he assumes command of the detachment otherwise known as CERFP or CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) Enhanced Force Package

  • Ole 777 Returns to Oregon

    The number is 777, Triple 7, or if you will, seven, seven, seven, a McDonnell F-4C-23-MC Phantom II supersonic all-weather fighter bomber, U.S. Air Force serial number 64-0777.  Though in the case of 777’s Oregon service in the 1980s, it was in the fighter role. After more than three decades away

  • 142nd Operations Group Welcomes New Commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. David Christensen (left), 142nd Wing commander, gives the 142nd Operations Group (OG) guidon to Lt. Col. Joshua Hovanas, incoming 142nd OG commander, during a change of command ceremony for the 142nd OG at Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Dec. 6, 2025. (U.S. Air

  • 123rd Fighter Squadron Welcomes New Commander during In-Flight Ceremony

    Lt. Col. Brandon Wigton (right of center) and fellow pilots pose for a photo following a unique in-flight change of command ceremony for the 123rd Fighter Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, December 6, 2025. The ceremony saw Lt. Col. Wigton take command of the squadron as Lt. Col.

  • 142nd Mission Support Group Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Bradley Young (right) accepts the 142nd Mission Support Group guidon from 142nd Wing commander, Col. David Christensen as he assumes command of the group during an assumption of command ceremony held on December 6, 2025, at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard

  • 123rd Combat Weather Flight Integrates with Army for Training

    For two weeks in late spring, a team of six Airmen from the 123rd Combat Weather Flight completed two weeks of annual training at Fort Hunter Liggett in California. During this training, the Airmen integrated with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment out of Salem, Oregon.