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142nd MXG conducts change of command ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Kosderka, center, assumes command of the 142nd Maintenance Group from Col. William Kopp, right, during a change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Oct. 1, 2020. Kopp took over as the 142nd Wing Vice Commander. Col. David Undruh, 142nd Wing Commander, left, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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EOC provides behind-the-scenes support during OPLAN Smokey

Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing work in the Emergency Operation Center in support of Operation Plan Smokey at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Sept. 18, 2020. The EOC team communicates with the Oregon Joint Operation Center to provide emergency management for scenarios such as the state's recent wildfires. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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EOC provides behind-the-scenes support during OPLAN Smokey

Senior Airman Chastilynn Tittle, 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, left, and another guardsman work in the Emergency Operations Center in support of Operation Plan Smokey at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Sept. 18, 2020. The EOC provides personnel and equipment to be utilized in the field to help Oregon communities during emergency scenarios, such as the state's recent wildfires. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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EOC provides behind-the-scenes support during OPLAN Smokey

Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing work in the Emergency Operation Center in support of Operation Plan Smokey at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Sept. 18, 2020. The EOC is responsible for provinding command and control during emergency events, such as the Oregon wildfires. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

DPAA Director Mr. Kelly McKeague described this year’s POW/MIA poster at an unveiling in July 2020: "The poster embodies the spirit of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day and tangibly articulates the inordinate service of our former POWs and the supreme sacrifice of our missing." (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

This memorial plaque to 35th PRS pilot 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney, who went MIA on 5 November 1944, was presented in 2018 by Captain Daniel Jackson, USAF, also an author of China-Theater American military aviation history, to citizens in Ban Mae Kua, Thailand. Capt. Jackson presented similar plaques to the Royal Thai AF Museum in Bangkok and the Tango Squadron Museum in Chiang Mai. (Courtesy of Daniel Jackson)
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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

First Lieutenant Merlin R. Allen was assigned to the 35th Photo Recon Squadron in 1944 and served as an aerial photo-interpreter. After deploying with the squadron to China at some point he was attached and/or reassigned to the 16th Combat Camera Unit (16th CCU) of 14th Air Force. Lt. Allen was in service with the 16th CCU when he was captured on 25 June 1945. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Wing load busses before leaving from the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020, in support of Operation Plan Smokey. The Airmen previously received training to be ready to provide wildfire relief efforts in a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Wing listen to a briefing before leaving from the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020, in support of Operation Plan Smokey. OPLAN Smokey requires Airmen to be ready in a moment’s notice to help with state-wide wildfire relief efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Wing load their gear in a truck before leaving from the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020. The Airmen departed base in teams to support Operation Plan Smokey, an interagency wildfire relief effort. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Wing load their gear in a truck before leaving from the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020, to support Operation Plan Smokey. OPLAN Smokey is an interagency agreement between the Oregon Military Department and the Oregon Department of Forestry which tasks military members to assist with wildfire management. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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An Oregon Air National Guard member from the 142nd Wing packs his gear before leaving with a team of Airmen in support of Operation Plan Smokey at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020. OPLAN Smokey tasks Oregon ANG members to help with firefighting efforts across the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Valerie R. Seelye)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

The USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) was the General G. O. Squier-class navy transport that took the 35th PRS back to the US from India in Oct-Nov 1945. The ship was over 500 feet long, displaced over 17,000 tons when fully loaded and had a speed of 17 knots. With a crew of 356 it could accommodate over 3,800 troops. (NavSource)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

There were times squadron members were able to interact with the local population. Here “G” Flight members Sgt John Brasko (left) is seen in a vehicle with 1st Lt. Arthur W. Clark (with pipe) as they are swarmed by smiling children. (John Brasko Collection, 142d Wing History Archive)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

The Imperial Japanese forces surrender delegation in China’s arrival aboard a Ki-57 TOPSY transport on 21 August 1945 at Chihkiang was witnessed by “E” Flight members. (Chester Krejci Collection, 142d Wing History Archive)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

Pilot 1st Lt. Sterling E. Barrow of “G” Flight stands by the nose of one of the squadron’s F-5Es showing the distinctive Redhawk emblem. Some squadron aircraft had nicknames and noseart on the right side of the nose. Note Barrow’s jacket also has the Redhawk emblem. He served in the USAF after World War II and reached the rank of Colonel. (Courtesy of Sterling Barrow, author’s collection)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

Enlisted men of the squadron having a barbecue of whatever roast beast they could secure. Note the Redhawk emblem on jacket fronts, along with a smaller China-Burma-India (CBI) theater emblem on the shoulders. It looks like assorted disused aircraft parts form the BBQ and utensils. (142d Wing Archive)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

According to the annotation on this image, 1st Lt Phillip L. French stood atop his steed, a Lockheed F-5E Photo Lightning. Lt. French went missing on 30 July 1945 on an administrative flight between Chanyi and Chihkiang while flying F-5E 43-28297, squadron number 805, nicknamed the “Blue Goose.” He is one of three 35PRS pilots still missing from the war, along with 1st Lt. Merroll J. Berringer and 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney.
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

Sgt Chester E. Krejci was a photographer who served in “E” Flight at Chihkiang. He is seen her with one of the flight’s F-5E’s nicknamed “Jughaid.” (Chester Krejci Collection, 142d Wing History Archive)
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Redhawks at the Victory and the Journey Home

Lockheed F-5E with the Redhawk emblem on the nose at rest in China. The aircraft has 32 completed photo mission symbols painted on it and a mountain symbol for the flight over the Himalayas, the “Hump,” from India into China in September 1944. Aircraft 810 was converted from P-38J-15-LO 43-28610 to became an F-5E-2-LO. The squadron used a three-digit number in the 801 to 825 range for quick identification of its aircraft. (John Brasko Collection, 142d Wing History Archive)
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