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  • Getting Patton to the Rhine

    Eighty years ago this week, between March 15 – 21, 1945, the 371st Fighter Group (today’s 142nd Wing), distinguished itself in battle as it provided close support to General George S. Patton Jr.’s Third Army as it broke through the Siegfried Line and raced to the Rhine River.   In recognition for

  • Mother and Daughter Share Spirit of Service While Deployed

    Maj. Beth Conn is a director of psychological health in the Oregon National Guard while her daughter, Caitlin Conn is a Staff Sgt. serving in the Oregon Air National Guard as a missions systems operator with the 116th Air Control Squadron. In addition to their bond as mother and daughter, the two

  • Weather takes Flight for ORANG Airman

    Opaque clouds filtered the sky. Senior Airman Gillian Moore’s hair collected rain droplets as her fingers moved steadily against the metal equipment of the Tactical Meteorological Observing System (TMQ-53). Even in adverse conditions Moore’s defining characteristic, her zest for life (in every sense

  • Ash Like Snow: ORANG Airman Aids in Aftermath of Palisade Fire

    From afar, the scene resembled a winter wonderland, with snow blanketing the hilltops. However, a closer look revealed that the white coating was not snow, but ash. This was the haunting landscape that Master Sgt. Steven Boyd, Deputy Fire Chief of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. saw when

  • 125th Special Tactics Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Paul A. Fry (center) accepts the 125th Special Tactics Squadron guidon from 142nd Operations Group Commander, Col. Jeffrey B. Yeates, signifying his action of stepping into the role of commander for the squadron during a change of command ceremony held at Portland Air National Guard Base,

  • 142nd Maintenance Group Welcomes New Commander

    The 142nd Maintenance Group (MXG) assuming officer, Col. Daniel McAllister addresses the men and women at the 142nd MXG change of command ceremony at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., on Dec. 5, 2024. The commander for the 142nd MXG oversees the responsibility of maintaining the F-15C Eagle

  • 142nd Operations Support Squadron Changes Command

    142nd Operations Group Commander, Col. Jeffrey Yeates, left, returns a salute to new 142nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Commander, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Thomason, right, as Thomason assumes command of the 142nd OSS at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on November 3rd, 2024. Lt. Col. Brad Young

  • An Armistice Day Overseas, 1944

    Eighty years ago, on November 11, 1944, Armistice Day, known as Veterans Day since 1954, was observed overseas by the World War II elements of the 142nd Wing.