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  • Holistic view to fitness

    Another member of the 132nd Wing here who is very familiar with a life of training and fitness is Staff Sgt. Travis Wirth, positioned with the cyber operations squadron and a member of the 132nd for the past six-and-a-half years.He has been doing a steady regimen of weight lifting and bodybuilding

  • 'Rising Six' gets involved

    The 114th Fighter Wing Rising Six, formerly called the Junior Enlisted Council, holds a meeting once a month which focuses on supplying leadership opportunities, helping Airmen with professional development, and giving back to the local community.The Rising Six is open to all enlisted members

  • Colorado's Joint Counterdrug Task Force teaches kids to never EVER do drugs

    Not only did over 43,000 kids receive a critical message about staying drug-free from local service members in 2014, they also witnessed a UH-60 Blackhawk land in their schoolyard during Red Ribbon Week, a program to help keep kids off of drugs.The Colorado Joint Counterdrug Task Force, out of

  • 116th Airman marinates in success after winning AF barbecue challenge

    The results are in, and for Tech. Sgt. Todd Houghton the taste of victory is sweet. After winning two rounds of competition, the aircraft structural mechanic with the 116th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently won the Air Force's first-ever High Flyin' BBQ Challenge that was held in San Antonio

  • Portland Army Air Base on 'Day of Infamy'

    As the day dawned Dec. 7, 1941, at Portland Army Air Base all was in order. By the end of the day, however, that would completely change.Portland Army Air Base was established March 13, 1941, at a time when numerous air installations of the Army Air Forces were under construction, as the United

  • Prepared, vigilant, thankful

    Like most kitchens around the nation on Thanksgiving Day; the turkey is carefully crafted, while potatoes are peeled, and other side dishes are being prepared. Yet the distinction can be found here at the Alert Facility this holiday, as Airmen of the 142nd Fighter Wing stand on station, safeguarding

  • ANG 'Fighting Falcons' recall Vietnam service

    Sometimes history can be elusive, and even events that happened recently can be forgotten. Such was the case of the 177th Tactical Fighter Wing's actions in Vietnam. A hodgepodge group of aviators and maintenance Air National Guardsmen from both the 177th as well as the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing

  • Fly Another Day: 007 back in action

    The legendary fictional British spy character James Bond, "codename 007," has spent his career pursing enemies and foiling plots against his country. After 25 feature films, "007" persistently overcomes adversity. The same can be said about a tried and true fighter jet, as the 142nd Fighter Wing's

  • Remembering the Oregon ANG's 'Caretakers'

    When the Air National Guard resumed its normal peacetime role after World War II, lessons learned from both prewar and wartime experience resulted in a buildup of capacity with ANG unit structure across the United States. One of these improvements was the addition of the "Caretakers," a cadre of