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  • The Surge after D-Day

    The contribution of the 142nd Wing, designated the 371st Fighter Group in World War II, to the Allied landing in Normandy on D-Day is documented in previous articles published on this website. Such as “Chomping at the Bit: The 371st Fighter Group’s Start on D-Day,”

  • Redhawk Run Club combines Fitness and Friendship

    The Redhawk Run Club got its start early this year. The idea behind the formation of this club was a desire to provide support and accountability for Airmen, family members, and retirees who want to improve their running or run more consistently. Recent changes to the running portion of the Air

  • Ramrods to the Seine: The 371st Fighter Group’s First Memorial Day, 1944

    For the 371st Fighter Group, today’s 142nd Wing, Memorial Day was a workday.  It was the group’s first Memorial Day since it was activated in the US on July 15, 1943.  The unit’s tasking on its 29th combat mission was to fly Ramrod fighter escort missions in support of medium bomber attacks against

  • Diamond in the Rough

    Seventeen-year-old Ryan Rosso was flipping burgers and flipping birds to the law while in high school in Bend, Oregon back in 2004. The law was not happy.

  • The Lieutenant and the Bear

    Women have served at Portland ANG Base going back to the Second World War. After the base was established just months before the US entry into World War II, active duty US Army Air Forces women, officer and enlisted and female civilian employees, served at Portland Army Air Base.