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  • 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. 

  • 142nd Communications Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    Lt. Col. Jeremy A. Barskey addresses the men and women of the 142nd Communications Squadron as their commander for the first time during a change of command ceremony held on November 2, 2024 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

  • 142nd Wing Avionics Airman is Magic on Ice

    Senior Airman Perry Johnston is an avionics technician with the 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, but when he's not maintaining electrical systems in the F-15C and EX aircraft, he performs for "Disney On Ice" as an ensemble skater.

  • 116th ACS Prepares for Final Mobilization

    Members of the 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS) of the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) were recognized in a mobilization ceremony held on September 8, 2024 at their home station of Camp Rilea as they prepare to deploy with the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron in support of USCENTCOM.

  • Observing National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2024

    National Prisoner of War / Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day is an annual observance to remember and honor those who were held as prisoners of war by an enemy as well as those still missing in action and their longsuffering families.

  • F-15EX makes first appearance at Oregon International Air Show

    Aviation enthusiasts and spectators were treated to a historic moment at the Oregon International Airshow (OIA) in McMinnville as the F-15EX took to the skies for the first time in a public air show. The appearance of the aircraft marked the culmination of a years-long effort to bring the EX to

  • 142nd MXS Welcomes New Commander

    142nd Maintenance Group Commander, Col. David Christensen passes the 142nd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Kari Armstrong as she assumes command of the squadron during a change of command ceremony held on August 3, 2024 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo

  • Second Campaign: The 371st Fighter Group in Normandy

    This is the second installment of a series examining the military campaigns which the 142nd Wing is credited for, on the 80th anniversary of these events in the Second World War. It examines the role of the 371st Fighter Group, today’s 142nd Wing, in the Normandy Campaign.