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  • 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

  • On Priesthood and Plumbing: Father Peter Julia’s Journey to Service

    It’s Christmas morning 2022. Father Peter Julia, having removed his shoes and socks, and rolled up his pant legs, wades barefoot through the pool of water that has accumulated on the floor of the chapel at Portland Air National Guard Base. A recent cold snap has caused a pipe to burst in the old

  • 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