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  • 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

  • Novel F-15 EX Eagle II makes its debut landing in Portland, Ore.

    Don’t mess this up. Those words raced through 142nd Wing fighter pilot, Major Calvin Conner's head as he landed the first F-15EX Eagle II at the Portland Air National Guard base, Ore. on June 5, 2024. The day was significant, not just for Conner, but for the entire base and the neighboring community

  • The Ultimate Comeback: 116th ACS Airman accepted into Air Force Academy

    From uncertainty, to a life-altering car accident, to acceptance into the Air Force Academy, Senior Airman Noah Mariotti, a command and control battle management operations specialist assigned to the 116th Air Control Squadron, has experienced a whirlwind over the past two years.

  • First Campaign: The 371st Fighter Group in the Air Offensive, Europe

    Eighty years ago today, April 12, 1944 the 371st Fighter Group (371st FG) began combat operation in the European Theater of Operations (ETO).  Getting into combat in the Air Offensive, Europe campaign required some changes in the unit’s mission and tactics, and overcoming obstacles unique to the

  • Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

    March 29, 2024 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, when the nation honors those US military members who served during the Vietnam War.  Some nine million Americans served in the armed forces during the Vietnam War years.  Over 58,000 of them died.  On this day we remember their service and

  • Portland, Ore. Pilot conducts First Flight in EX for 142nd Wing

    Five F-15C instructor pilots from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 123rd Fighter Squadron are conducting training in the F-15EX with instructors from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for two weeks in March.Training commenced last week with the first training