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  • Trademark Red Flight - One “POW,” One MIA

    Today, September 19, is National Prisoner of War / Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day, a time to remember and honor the service and sacrifice of military members who were captured by the enemy and/or are still missing and unaccounted for. 

  • 123rd Combat Weather Flight Integrates with Army for Training

    For two weeks in late spring, a team of six Airmen from the 123rd Combat Weather Flight completed two weeks of annual training at Fort Hunter Liggett in California. During this training, the Airmen integrated with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment out of Salem, Oregon.

  • Hot Rod Prop Summer - The F-51H Days of the Oregon ANG

    On this day after the 72nd anniversary of the Armistice of the Korean War (July 27, 1953), also known as Korean War Veterans Day, we look back to the “hot rod summer” of 1953, when the “Forgotten War” was still underway.

  • From D+2 Onward - The Aerial Victories of the 142nd Wing

    The 142nd Wing operates the F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, the undisputed champion of modern jet air combat with over 100 aerial victories credited and no losses in conflicts since the 1980s.  The 142nd Wing is equipped with the combat-proven F-15C Eagle fighter designed for air superiority.  The new

  • 142nd MSG and MDG Airmen Build New Skills in Deployment Exercise

    In early May, the 142nd Medical and Mission Support Groups (MDG and MSG) executed an AFFORGEN exercise at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon. AFFORGEN refers to the Air Force’s new deployment model known as Air Force Force Generation. This exercise focused on establishing and preparing a base for the

  • Chomping at the Bit – The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day

    It was the Day of Days, D-Day, June 6, 1944. Soon after Allied troops began landing on the beaches in the Normandy region of France. On that Tuesday morning, Allied nations broadcasted word of the landings to let their populations know that the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe had begun. In an

  • The skies have no preference – Black American fighter pilots in the USAF

    We can look proudly at the example these Black American fighter pilots set as air warriors who have upheld the Air Force’s core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.  Black, White, Yellow, Red, Brown or any shade in-between, the skies have no preference nor