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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

Ms. Ann Jacky, Family Assistance Program Coordinator for Oregon, received special recognition from Oregon ANG Commander Brig Gen David E.B. Ward during the Aug 11, 1991 welcome home ceremony held in the 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Group’s aircraft maintenance hangar. (Photo by MSgt Linnay Lowry, 142WG History Archive)
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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

TSgt Tommy Butler returned from duty at Mountain Home AFB, ID 142nd Services Flight, is welcomed home from his Desert Storm deployment by his commander, Maj Larry Rank at a base ceremony held in the 142nd Fighter-Interceptor Group’s aircraft maintenance hangar on Aug 11, 1991. (Photo by MSgt Linnay Lowry, in 142WG History Archive)
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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

SSgt Luke Jewell was one of 26 personnel in the 142nd Security Police Flight to mobilize during Operation DESERT STORM. Employed by the Burlington Northern Railroad as a switchman, he said “it was the right thing to do” and felt it important he fulfill his professional military responsibilities. He is seen here during a CBPO mobilization briefing in February, 1991. (Photo by TSgt Tami Tate-Hall, 142WG History Archive)
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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

As a dozen 142nd Civil Engineering Squadron firefighters deployed to George AFB, CA during Operation DESERT SHIELD in December, 1990, many family members and colleagues saw them off. Here, TSgt Roy Sabin and his family depart from the base mobility processing center. (Photo by TSgt Tami Tate-Hall, 142WG History Archive)
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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

It’s a small world! While in the desert, TSgt Cliff Warrick chanced across SSgt Joe Holt, California ANG, who formerly served with Warrick in Oregon’s 272nd Combat Communications Squadron (CCS). Holt’s California squadron replaced Warrick’s deployed 228th CCS during the latter part of Operation DESERT SHIELD in early 1991. (142WG History Archive)
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The Dusty Start: The 142nd Wing’s Early SW Asia Experience

TSgt Warrick is seen here in Northwestern Saudi Arabian during his 1990-1991 Operation DESERT SHIELD deployment. Many who deployed early in the conflict, and some of those who did later, wore the Woodland pattern battle dress uniform as a desert camo uniform was not readily available. (142WG History Archive)
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142nd Wing Change of Command

Col. Todd A. Hofford addresses the 142nd Wing for the first time after assuming command during an official ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., December 5, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Yuki Klein)
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142nd Wing Change of Command

Oregon Air National Guard commander, Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, stands at attention alongside incoming commander, Col. Todd A. Hofford (center) and outgoing commander, Col. David N. Unruh, during a 142nd Wing change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., December 5, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brandon Boyd)
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142nd Wing Change of Command

Col. Todd A. Hofford salutes Oregon Air National Guard commander, Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, as he assumes command of the 142nd Wing during a change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., December 5, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Yuki Klein)
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142nd Wing Change of Command

142nd Wing Guardsmen stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., December 5, 2021. During the ceremony, Col. David N. Unruh relinquished command of the wing, as Col. Todd A. Hofford stepped up as the new 142nd Wing commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Yuki Klein)
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142nd Airmen train on Eagle II at Nellis AFB

An F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jet assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, takes off and an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, taxis to the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 20, 2021. Aircraft from Nellis AFB, Eglin AFB Florida, and the Oregon Air National Guard are providing support for the Test and Evaluation of the F-15EX in operationally realistic scenarios to determine how effective and suitable the aircraft is at accomplishing its air-to-air mission for future Air Force use. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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142nd Airmen train on Eagle II at Nellis AFB

Three F-15C Eagle fighter jets assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, and both of the Air Force’s F-15EX aircraft from the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, wait to take off for a mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 20, 2021. The aircraft will conduct the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from Oct. 18-25, 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Camp Rosenbaum: A Half Century of Helping

Camp Rosenbaum, founded in 1970 by Brig. Gen. (ret) Fred Rosenbaum, has been an Oregon tradition for more than 50 years. The camp benefits underprivileged and at-risk youth, giving them the opportunity to have fun, build relationships, and learn the value of community and good citizenship. (courtesy photo, circa 1970)
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Lt. Col. Scott M. Wilcox takes command of 142nd CES

Lt. Col. Scott M. Wilcox addresses the 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron for the first time as their commander during a July 31, 2021 Change of Command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. Lt. Col. Wilcox formerly served as the commander for the 944th Civil Engineer Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Brandon Boyd)
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Air Education and Training in the 1960s

The 1960’s saw significant growth in the education and training of Oregon’s Airmen. The establishment of the "Rylander U" NCO Academy and the Radar Interceptor Officer School contributed to the growth and professional development of numerous Oregon Guardsman. (U. S. Air National Guard graphic by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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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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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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