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142nd Operations Group gains new commander

Col. Aaron Mathena addresses members of the wing after assuming command of the 142nd Operations Group, July 23, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer) Col. Mathena previously served as the 123rd Fighter Squadron Commander from 2016-2018. From there he attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Boston, Mass., and from 2019 to 2021, served in various capacities at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. "I've been in and out of the wing since 2012, " said Mathena. "But I've never forgotten that I am an Oregon Guardsman. So to have the fortune to come back and command the Operations Group is a special privilege."
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142nd Operations Group gains new commander

Col. Aaron Mathena addresses members of the wing after assuming command of the 142nd Operations Group, July 23, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer) Col. Mathena previously served as the 123rd Fighter Squadron Commander from 2016-2018. From there he attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Boston, Mass., and from 2019 to 2021, served in various capacities at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. "I've been in and out of the wing since 2012, " said Mathena. "But I've never forgotten that I am an Oregon Guardsman. So to have the fortune to come back and command the Operations Group is a special privilege."
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142nd Operations Group gains new commander

142nd Wing Vice Commander, Col. William Kopp (right) passes the 142nd Operations Group guidon to assuming commander, Col. Aaron Mathena during an official Assumption of Command ceremony, July 23, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer) Col. Mathena previously served as the 123rd Fighter Squadron Commander from 2016-2018. From there he attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Boston, Mass., and from 2019 to 2021, served in various capacities at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. "I've been in and out of the wing since 2012, " said Mathena. "But I've never forgotten that I am an Oregon Guardsman. So to have the fortune to come back and command the Operations Group is a special privilege."
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Airmen Resume Fitness Testing Amid Assessment Changes

Airmen across the force have resumed fitness testing beginning July, 1st, 2021. Physical fitness testing was delayed during the onset of COVID-19 in order to mitigate the transmission of the virus. Fitness testing is a key component of overall mission readiness,and ensures Airmen are fit to fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Frank)
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Airmen Resume Fitness Testing Amid Assessment Changes

Airmen across the force have resumed fitness testing beginning July, 1st, 2021. Physical fitness testing was delayed during the onset of COVID-19 in order to mitigate the transmission of the virus. Fitness testing is a key component of overall mission readiness,and ensures Airmen are fit to fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Frank)
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About that Shark mouth on the 151 Jet…

123rd Fighter Squadron pilot 1st Lt. Ernie Wakehouse was called to active duty during the Korean War. He is seen here in Korea reclining atop a shark mouthed F-51D Mustang of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Group in the combat zone along with another fighter pilot, possibly 1st Lt. Wallace Parks, also on temporary duty overseas from the 123rd Fighter Squadron. He completed his wartime tour of duty in the 18th FBG by completing 100 combat missions in the three-month period between September 12 and December 16, 1951. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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About that Shark mouth on the 151 Jet…

The 371st Fighter Group’s 405th Fighter Squadron “Damn Yankee,” Republic P-47D-16-RE Thunderbolt serial number 42-76099, sports a hungry mouth on its engine cowling – the eye is obscured by propeller blade. The aircraft is pictured here awaiting fuses for 500-lb bombs beneath the wings, likely at Advanced Landing Ground A-6 (Beuzeville Airfield, aka La Londe), near Ste-Mère-Église, France sometime after D-Day in the summer of 1944. This P-47 shows numerous symbols below the cockpit windscreen for bombing, fighter sweeps and top cover missions flown. It served on with the squadron until at least until October 8, 1944 when it was badly damaged in a taxiing accident at Dole/Tavaux Airfield (Y-7), France. (Image via Major Tom Silkowski, 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho ANG).
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About that Shark mouth on the 151 Jet…

This famous photograph was taken by American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilot Robert T. “R.T.” Smith showing a flight of Tomahawk fighters (Curtiss factory model number H81-A3, equivalent of USAAF P-40B) of the AVG’s 3rd Squadron, Hell’s Angels on May 28, 1942 near the Salween River Gorge marking the China-Burma border. The aircraft and pilots in view that day include #68 flown by Arvid Olson, #46 (Bob Prescott), #49 (Tom Hayward), #24 (Oregon’s Ken Jernstedt), and #74 (Link Laughlin). Of note, the Jernstedt Gate at Portland ANG Base is named after Flying Tiger Ken Jernstedt. (Photograph by Robert T. Smith, via warhistoryonline.com)
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About that Shark mouth on the 151 Jet…

A fierce shark mouth is now worn by a 123rd Fighter Squadron F-15C serial number 86-0151 and seen here ready to fly on 13 July 2021 in honor of its former crew chief, MSgt Marty Nance, who served in the Oregon Air National Guard for over 30 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Even Better with Age: The 142nd Wing turns 78

Millville Army Air Field, New Jersey in 1943. In January 1943, Millville Army Air Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots. Gunnery training began with Curtiss P-40F Warhawk aircraft, but after a few weeks, the P-40s were gone, and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ruled the skies over Cumberland County. During its three year existence, thousands of soldiers and civilians served here, with about 1,500 pilots receiving advanced fighter training in the Thunderbolt. (Courtesy baileytown-nj.com)
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Even Better with Age: The 142nd Wing turns 78

Camp Springs, Maryland. Capt. Andrew W. Salter, Jr., the first commanding officer of what would become Joint Base Andrews, welcomes the first flying trainees at the Camp Springs Maryland airfield in May, 1943. The base achieved full operating capability on May 2, 1943 and became a super-base controlling much of the Eastern seaboard's military activities less than two months later. (Army Air Force file photo, via Joint Base Andrews PA)
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Even Better with Age: The 142nd Wing turns 78

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the primary aircraft assigned to the 371st Fighter Group throughout its World War II service. (USAF Photo)
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Even Better with Age: The 142nd Wing turns 78

Colonel Bingham T. “Bing” Kleine commanded the 371st Fighter Group from July, 1943 to after the war ended in 1945. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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The Pioneer Mustang Group’s Portland Sojourn

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Howard, seen here in a 354th Fighter Group P-51B Mustang fighter depicting his aerial victories, was a prewar US Navy fighter pilot who flew with the Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group in 1941-42. He then joined the USAAF as a pilot in, and later commander of, the 356th Fighter Squadron. He was the only fighter pilot in the European Theater of Operations to be awarded the Medal of Honor for single-handedly defending B-17s of the 401st Bomb Group, northwest of Halberstadt, Germany on 11 January 1944. He became the Group’s second commander on February 12, 1944, following the loss of Col. Martin in combat over Germany. He served in the Air Force until retirement in 1966, and achieved the rank of brigadier general. (Courtesy US National Archives, via Mr. Daniel Carrizales)
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The Pioneer Mustang Group’s Portland Sojourn

Corporal William W. Louie, poses on a 356th Fighter Squadron’s Bell P-39N-1 Airacobra, serial number 42-9362. Note the distinctive squadron insignia on the aircraft door, as well as the olive drab over neutral gray colors and other unit markings. In June, 1943 the 356th moved to Salem, Oregon, where they spent four months honing their flying skills before overseas deployment. Louie was discharged after the war as a sergeant and went on to school to become a prominent architect in Utah. (Courtesy Mr. William W. Louie via Mr. Daniel Carrizales)
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The Pioneer Mustang Group’s Portland Sojourn

Some 355th Fighter Squadron mechanics work on the engine of a Bell P-39N Airacobra while pilots look on. The 355th FS was one of two 354th Fighter Group squadrons based at Portland Army Air Base, Oregon, for final operational training before deploying for combat overseas. (Courtesy US National Archives via Mr. Daniel Carrizales)
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The Pioneer Mustang Group’s Portland Sojourn

Col. Kenneth R. Martin was the first commanding officer of the 354th Fighter Group and led the unit through Stateside training and into combat in the European Theater of Operations. While escorting heavy bombers over enemy territory, he was downed over Germany on February 11, 1944 in a mid-air collision between his P-51 Mustang and a German Luftwaffe Me-410 Hornisse heavy fighter after encountering eight of the type and shooting down another Me-410. He survived the collision, became a Prisoner of War (POW) and was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for this combat action. Late in the war in Europe he and another officer escaped captivity; he was briefly reunited with his group at its first base in Germany. Col. Martin served in the postwar Air Force until he retired in 1950. (Courtesy US National Archives via Mr. Daniel Carrizales)
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Director of the Air National Guard visits Portland ANG Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, speaks with members of the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, 142nd Wing, Oregon National Guard, about special operations gear and equipment during a base tour, June 24, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon. During his visit, Loh met with wing leadership, toured various shops and recognized Airmen during his day-long visit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Director of the Air National Guard visits Portland ANG Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, has lunch with Airmen with the 142nd Wing during a base tour, June 24, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon. During his visit, Loh met with wing leadership, toured various shops and recognized Airmen during his day-long visit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Director of the Air National Guard visits Portland ANG Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, listens as an Airman with the 142nd Wing’s Security Forces Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, briefs how the unit’s new police bumper grappler is operated from inside the operator’s vehicle, June 24, 2021, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon. During his visit, Loh met with wing leadership, toured various shops and recognized Airmen during his day-long visit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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