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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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Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Steven Nordhaus addresses the men and women of the 142nd Wing during a town hall held in the chapel at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., April 30, 2025. During his visit, Nordhaus recognized outstanding Airmen and experienced the power and capability of the F-15EX firsthand. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, left, presents the Certificate of Retirement form the State of Oregon, to Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, the Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, right, during his formal retirement ceremony held at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Dec. 6, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Official portrait of General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., F-16 Viper pilot who became the first Black Chief of Staff of the Air Force in 2020, and first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2023. (U.S. Air Force)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Col Fred V. Cherry flew combat with the F-84 Thunderjet in the Korean War and the F-105 Thunderchief in the Vietnam War. He was shot down in 1965 and endured brutal captivity until 1973, never allowing the enemy to use him for propaganda purposes despite great pressure and torture. (U.S. Air Force, via veterantributes.org)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

The legendary General Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., right, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the USAF’s Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) presents the trophy for the winning team in the F-101 category to 123rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron commander and Oregon ANG team leader, Lt Col Marty Bergan, as the ADC’s “Miss Interceptor” assists. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Lt. Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. with F-51 Mustang of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing at an austere base in South Korea during the Korean War where he flew more than 100 combat missions. (U.S. Air Force)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Lt Col James Harvey, III was one of the champions of the 1949 USAF gunnery meet, and the first Black fighter jet pilot to see combat in Korea, where he flew 126 combat missions in the F-80 Shooting Star. (James H. Harvey III, via military.com)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

In 1949, the Black pilots of the 332nd Fighter Wing flying F-47N Thunderbolts won the first post-war USAF gunnery meet at Las Vegas AFB, Nevada. Team members were Capt. Alva Temple, 1st Lt. Harry Stewart, 1st Lt. James H. Harvey III and alternate Halbert Alexander. (U.S. Air Force, via military.com)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Eugene J. Bullard is regarded as the first Black American fighter pilot and saw combat with the French Air Service in World War I, one of 200 Americans who flew for France in World War I. Sadly, he was not allowed to join the American Expeditionary Forces after the US entered the war. (U.S. Air Force)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis Jr’s official portrait from the time he became a three-star general in 1965. In 1998, he was awarded a fourth star. (U.S. Air Force)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. commanded the 332nd Fighter Group (Red Tails) during World War II. He is seen here in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang fighter. (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian)
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The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

2nd Lt. Alexander Jefferson was a P-51 fighter pilot in the 332nd Fighter Group (Red Tails). He was shot down in the summer of 1944 and spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp. (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian)
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Innovative QA software, EQuAD to be Tested and Implemented at ORANG's 142nd Wing

(From left to right) SynapseMX CEO, Shane Ballman, SynapseMX program and project manager, Jacqueline Hoffman, and aircraft maintenance policy manager, National Guard Bureau (NGB)/A4, Justin Tims pose for a photo in front of an F-15EX assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing, March 27, 2025, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. In late March, the trio visited the wing to introduce EQuAD (Enhanced Quality Assurance Development) software, a sophisticated tool developed by SynapseMX in coordination with NGB, set to revolutionize aircraft maintenance quality assurance across the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Innovative QA software, EQuAD to be Tested and Implemented at ORANG's 142nd Wing

Justin Tims, aircraft maintenance policy manager for National Guard Bureau/A4, briefs 142nd Maintenance Group leadership on Enhanced Quality Assurance Development (EQuAD) software, a sophisticated tool poised to overhaul aircraft maintenance quality assurance processes across the Air National Guard, March 27, 2025, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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