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  • 142nd Operations Group welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Jeffrey B. Yeates takes command of the 142nd Operations Group during an Assumption of Command ceremony held at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., August 31, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

  • 116th ACS welcomes new Commander

    Lt. Col. Casey P. Robbins assumed command of the 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS) from Lt. Col. John P. Middlemore on August 5th 2023, in a ceremony held at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces training Center in Warrenton, Oregon.

  • Happy 80th Birthday, 142nd Wing!

    July 15, 2023 marks the 80th birthday of Oregon’s 142nd Wing! Eight decades of outstanding service to community, state and nation began on a summer day at Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia, in 1943. This article will highlight some of the accomplishments of the organization through the years, with

  • Agile Combat Employment Exercise Marks Success for the 116th ACS, WADS

    The 116th Air Control Squadron (call sign LONGRACKS) of the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) in collaboration with the 109th Air Control Squadron (ACS) of the Utah Air National Guard (UTANG) who assisted with planning and equipment, along with the Western Area Defense Sector have completed the

  • 142nd Medical Group welcomes new Commander

    Col. James P. Dolan (middle), incoming 142nd Medical Group (MDG) commander accepts the group guidon from 142nd Wing Commander, Col. Todd A. Hofford (left), as he steps into the role of 142nd MDG Commander during a Change of Command Ceremony held at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., June 4,

  • 142nd Communications Flight welcomes new Commander

    Lt. Col. Sarah Boone, incoming 142nd Communications Flight Commander, accepts the flight guidon from Col. David Shattls, 142nd Mission Support Group Commander, as she assumes command of the flight during an official ceremony held at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on May 2, 2023. (U.S. Air

  • 142nd Wing Cyber Exercise puts Mission Readiness to the test

    A cyber exercise called Ready Redhawk was conducted from February 27 through March 16 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. The three-week exercise tested the 142nd Wing’s ability to meet mission requirements in a technologically degraded environment. Additionally, the exercise served to

  • Oregon Guardsman one of the last to cross 2,000 flight hours in the F-15C

    On March 22nd, 2023, Lt. Col. Jonathan Friedman, a pilot with the 123rd Fighter Squadron, took off from Portland Air National Guard Base (PANGB) flying an F-15C as he’s done dozens of times before. But this flight was a special one, as it would mark the 2,000th hour Friedman has spent flying the

  • Former 142nd SFS facility repurposed for DCMA utilization

    The Defense Contract Management Administration (DCMA) held a ribbon cutting ceremony at building 485 on Portland Air National Guard Base (PANG), Ore. on March 14, 2023. The building, which was once used as the 142nd Security Forces Squadron combat arms training facility, will now be utilized by the