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  • "Mister Maintenance"- Remembering Chief Warrant Officer W4 Jack H. Cronise

    Mr. Jack H. Cronise (May 3, 1924 - Feb. 17,  2009) was an icon in the Oregon Air National Guard's aircraft maintenance history.  His total aviation career spanned a world war and two conflicts since his enlistment in 1943.  Jack served 43 years in the military. He held every enlisted rank before

  • Caged Thunderbolt: The POW experience of William Schleppegrell

    Tail End Charlie.  That was where his name was on the schedule posted on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31st, 1944.  2nd Lt. William V. Schleppegrell in the 405th Fighter Squadron of the 371st Fighter Group, who had completed 16 combat missions to date, was to fly the number 12 position in the formation of 12

  • New aircraft shelters a haven for Eagles

    Winter, spring, summer or fall; each of these seasons ushers in distinctive environments for air and maintenance crews who work on the flightline. With nine new aircraft shelters recently installed here, all four seasons are now covered when it comes to protecting the base's F-15 Eagles from the

  • Annual Training at Gowen Field, 1954: Part 2 - The Ground Echelon

    The Oregon Air National Guard's (OreANG) 1954 annual training, held from 13 to 27 June at Gowen Field, Idaho, was an important event for the National Guard as well as for the OreANG.Gowen Field was one of seven National Guard field training sites across the country, the first established and the

  • Annual Training at Gowen Field, 1954: Part 1 - Flight Operations

    Note: This is the first of a two-part series of articles about the OreANG's annual training of 1954. Part 1 covers flight operations, and Part 2 will discuss the ground echelon's role.It was a time of firsts at the Oregon Air National Guard's (OreANG) annual training, held from 13 to 27 June 1954 at

  • Two brothers march alongside their father

    He speaks quickly with a certain believability and earnestness about him and sports a fresh, short haircut not 2 days old. Perhaps that's because he's trying to set an example. As a First Sergeant in the Oregon Air National Guard, Senior Master Sgt. John Phillips reports directly to the 142nd

  • First Blood in the Air

    During World War II the 142nd Fighter Wing was designated as the 371st Fighter Group, a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter unit that flew combat in the European Theater of Operations. As such, the 142FW inherited the lineage and honors of the 371st Fighter Group. Accomplishments of the 371FG are the 142nd's,