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  • 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

  • Trademark Red Flight - One “POW,” One MIA

    Today, September 19, is National Prisoner of War / Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day, a time to remember and honor the service and sacrifice of military members who were captured by the enemy and/or are still missing and unaccounted for. 

  • Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

    Eighty years ago, U.S. and Allied forces in the Pacific were fighting with Imperial Japanese forces on land, sea and air across the theater of operations. On August 15, 1945, at 12:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (August 14 in the U.S.), a voice recording by Imperial Japan’s Emperor Hirohito broadcast

  • Hot Rod Prop Summer - The F-51H Days of the Oregon ANG

    On this day after the 72nd anniversary of the Armistice of the Korean War (July 27, 1953), also known as Korean War Veterans Day, we look back to the “hot rod summer” of 1953, when the “Forgotten War” was still underway.

  • From D+2 Onward - The Aerial Victories of the 142nd Wing

    The 142nd Wing operates the F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, the undisputed champion of modern jet air combat with over 100 aerial victories credited and no losses in conflicts since the 1980s.  The 142nd Wing is equipped with the combat-proven F-15C Eagle fighter designed for air superiority.  The new

  • Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

    It was the Day of Days, D-Day, June 6, 1944. Soon after Allied troops began landing on the beaches in the Normandy region of France. On that Tuesday morning, Allied nations broadcasted word of the landings to let their populations know that the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe had begun. In an

  • The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

    We can look proudly at the example these Black American fighter pilots set as air warriors who have upheld the Air Force’s core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.  Black, White, Yellow, Red, Brown or any shade in-between, the skies have no preference nor