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

Two 142nd Wing Airmen on the PAR (Post Attack Reconnaisance) team use M8 paper to test for contaminants during an AFFORGEN (Air Force Force Generation) Medical Group and Mission Support Group exercise at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., May 6, 2025. The exercise focused on establishing a base in a contested environment in preparation to sustain operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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142nd MSG and MDG Airmen Build New Skills in Deployment Exercise

Master Sgt. James Lowery, a Wing Inspection Team (WIT) member from the 142nd Security Forces Squadron inspects Airmen's MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear during an AFFORGEN (Air Force Force Generation) Medical Group and Mission Support Group exercise, May 6, 2025. The exercise focused on establishing a base in a contested environment in preparation to sustain operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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142nd MSG and MDG Airmen Build New Skills in Deployment Exercise

Airmen from the 142nd Medical Group don MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear during an AFFORGEN (Air Force Force Generation) Medical Group and Mission Support Group exercise, May 6, 2025. The exercise focused on establishing a base in a contested environment in preparation to sustain operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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142nd MSG and MDG Airmen Build New Skills in Deployment Exercise

An Airman from the 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron operates a bulldozer to establish a simulated flight line at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore. during an AFFORGEN (Air Force Force Generation) Medical Group and Mission Support Group exercise, May 6, 2025. The exercise focused on establishing a base in a contested environment in preparation to sustain operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

Capt. Thomas J. Mueller, the “B” Flight commander in the 371st Fighter Group’s 404th Fighter Squadron, was 2nd Lt. Joseph E. Larochelle’s flight leader on D-Day when Larochelle was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. He himself was killed on a combat mission near Mortain, France a few weeks later, on July 31, 1944. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

In this picture of 404th Fighter Squadron pilots taken at Bisterne Airfield, England in the Spring of 1944, 2nd Lt Joseph E. Larochelle, the 371st Fighter Groups first pilot shot down by the enemy and taken captive as a prisoner of war, is seen in the first row, second in from the left. He survived his captivity and returned to friendly control after the war. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

Maj. Harvey L. Case, Jr. was the first commander of the 405th Fighter Squadron (Call sign Discharge, squadron aircraft fuselage code 8N) and led the squadron in the early days and early period of combat in Europe. The 405th was the first squadron of the 371st Fighter Group to fly into combat on D-Day in support of the Allied landings in Normandy. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

The tasking for the 371st Fighter Group’s first missions on D-Day under IX Fighter Command’s Operations Order Number 346 (OpOrd No. 346) was taken by hand over the phone in order to expedite the group’s effort to accomplish the order. (Official History of the 371st Fighter Group, Operations Reports Section)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

The grave and final resting place of 405th Fighter Squadron P-47 Thunderbolt pilot, Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti, killed in action on August 2, 1944. He rests in peace, his duty done, amongst other fallen comrades at the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, at Saint-James, Department of the Manche, in the Basse-Normandie region of France, at Plot K, Row 9, Grave 9. (Courtesy of M. Frédéric Hénoff, via Find a Grave.com)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

The Consul of the United States for western France, the honorable Ms. Emily Cintora, the Mayor of Liffré, the honorable M. Guillaume Bégué, and the President of L’UNC, M. Francis Guilard, placed wreaths of flowers at the memorial stele for 405th Fighter Squadron P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti. The memorial was dedicated on May 9, 2025 at Breil Rond, Liffré, France. (Courtesy of M. Benoit Fouque and the Chronique Republicaine newspaper)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

At the podium, Mr. David Moyer recalled his uncle, Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti, at the memorial dedication ceremony held in Breil Rond, Liffré, France on May 9, 2025. He is flanked by other members of the Mezzetti family to the viewer left and French dignitaries to the viewer right, including M. Frédéric Hénoff of L’ABSA 39-45 (with hands folded), M. Francis Guilard, President of L’UNC (with tricolor sash) and Liffré Mayor, the honorable M. Guillaume Bégué (with medals on his suit coat). (Courtesy of M. Benoit Fouque and the Chronique Republicaine newspaper)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

Mr. David Moyer, one of Lieutenant Robert A. Mezzetti's nephews, unveiled the stele in memory of the 405th Fighter Squadron P-47 Thunderbolt pilot who was killed in action on August 2,1944 in Breil Rond, Liffré, France. (Courtesy of M. Benoit Fouque and the Chronique Republicaine newspaper)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

This plain portrait image of 2nd Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti was typical of those taken as a reference for pilots during the Second World War. Lt. Mezzetti was assigned to the 405th Fighter Squadron on May 18, 1944 and killed in action on August 2, 1944 near Liffré, France. He flew combat in the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in the Air Offensive, Europe, Normandy and Northern France campaigns in the European Theater of Operations and was credited with one aerial victory. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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“…2 or 3 bursts of flak were very close…” - Remembering Lt. Robert A. Mezzetti on both sides of the Atlantic

Second Lieutenant Robert A. Mezzetti smiles cheerfully wearing his hard-earned pilot wings and 2nd Lt. rank after he completed pilot training and was commissioned circa early 1944. He wears the US Army Expert Marksmanship Badge beneath his pilot wings, likely earned before pilot training during his time in the Texas National Guard or US Army. (Courtesy Mezzetti Family via M. Frédéric Hénoff, L’ABSA 39-45)
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“THE WAR IN EUROPE IS DEFINITELY OVER” - The 371st Fighter Group and Victory in Europe, 1945

First Lieutenant Fred D. Nightingale, 405th Fighter Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a combat mission he flew on 14 October 1944. He is seen here in flying attire with other pilots of his squadron. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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“THE WAR IN EUROPE IS DEFINITELY OVER” - The 371st Fighter Group and Victory in Europe, 1945

First Lieutenant William H. Gill, 405th Fighter Squadron, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient for a combat mission he flew on 17 March 1945, is shown in the bottom row, third from the left, of these pilots from the “Discharge Squadron.” One of the squadron’s P-47 Thunderbolt fighters serves as a backdrop. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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“THE WAR IN EUROPE IS DEFINITELY OVER” - The 371st Fighter Group and Victory in Europe, 1945

First Lieutenant Lawrence D. Damewood of the 406th Fighter Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his combat mission flown on 3 October 1944. He is shown here in a portrait taken when he was an aviation cadet before winning his pilot wings and then his service in the 371st Fighter Group. He continued in USAF service after the war, flying with the Skyblazers flight demonstration team in Europe in the 1950s and in the F-105 Thunderchief with the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War. (Courtesy Ms. Diane Damewood)
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“THE WAR IN EUROPE IS DEFINITELY OVER” - The 371st Fighter Group and Victory in Europe, 1945

Colonel Bingham T. “Bing” Kleine commanded the 371st Fighter Group during World War II. He is seen here in flying gear, including a “Mae West” life preserver vest and Royal Air Force MK VIII flying goggles, near the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, with the barrels for four .50-caliber machine guns and the underwing pylon for external stores showing prominently. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Steven Nordhaus coins outstanding Airmen while visiting the 142nd Wing at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., April 30, 2025. During his visit, Nordhaus flew in the back of the wing's F-15EX and held a town hall in which he discussed the direction and evolution of the Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Steven Nordhaus sits in an F-15EX with Lt. Col. Brandon Wigton, a pilot assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, after returning from a flight at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., April 30, 2025. During his visit with the 142nd Wing, Nordhaus recognized outstanding Airmen and held a town hall in which he discussed the direction and evolution of the Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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