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  • 142nd MSG and MDG Airmen Build New Skills in Deployment Exercise

    In early May, the 142nd Medical and Mission Support Groups (MDG and MSG) executed an AFFORGEN exercise at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon. AFFORGEN refers to the Air Force’s new deployment model known as Air Force Force Generation. This exercise focused on establishing and preparing a base for the

  • Ash Like Snow: ORANG Airman Aids in Aftermath of Palisade Fire

    From afar, the scene resembled a winter wonderland, with snow blanketing the hilltops. However, a closer look revealed that the white coating was not snow, but ash. This was the haunting landscape that Master Sgt. Steven Boyd, Deputy Fire Chief of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. saw when

  • 125th Special Tactics Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Paul A. Fry (center) accepts the 125th Special Tactics Squadron guidon from 142nd Operations Group Commander, Col. Jeffrey B. Yeates, signifying his action of stepping into the role of commander for the squadron during a change of command ceremony held at Portland Air National Guard Base,

  • 142nd Maintenance Group Welcomes New Commander

    The 142nd Maintenance Group (MXG) assuming officer, Col. Daniel McAllister addresses the men and women at the 142nd MXG change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., on Dec. 5, 2024. The commander for the 142nd MXG oversees the responsibility of maintaining the F-15C Eagle

  • 142nd Operations Support Squadron Changes Command

    142nd Operations Group Commander, Col. Jeffrey Yeates, left, returns a salute to new 142nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Commander, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Thomason, right, as Thomason assumes command of the 142nd OSS at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on November 3rd, 2024. Lt. Col. Brad Young

  • 142nd Communications Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Jeremy A. Barskey addresses the men and women of the 142nd Communications Squadron as their commander for the first time during a change of command ceremony held on November 2, 2024 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

  • 116th ACS Prepares for Final Mobilization

    Members of the 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS) of the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) were recognized in a mobilization ceremony held on September 8, 2024 at their home station of Camp Rilea as they prepare to deploy with the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron in support of USCENTCOM.

  • F-15EX makes first appearance at Oregon International Air Show

    Aviation enthusiasts and spectators were treated to a historic moment at the Oregon International Airshow (OIA) in McMinnville as the F-15EX took to the skies for the first time in a public air show. The appearance of the aircraft marked the culmination of a years-long effort to bring the EX to

  • 142nd MXS Welcomes New Commander

    142nd Maintenance Group Commander, Col. David Christensen passes the 142nd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Kari Armstrong as she assumes command of the squadron during a change of command ceremony held on August 3, 2024 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo