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  • A Story About Jets (But Not the Story You’re Thinking)

    PORTLAND, Ore.  - From the manufacturing floor to soaring in the sky, the story of our jets often skips the in-between. The work that happens behind the scenes is quiet, methodical, and essential, carried out far from the spotlight, but critical to every flight.Staff Sgt. Kenneth Fritz, an avionics

  • Oregon Guard Crew Chiefs Honored in Historic Ceremony

    PORTLAND, Ore.  - The 142nd Wing held its first ever induction ceremony for Dedication Crew Chiefs (DCC). This was not just ceremonial, it signified the depth of work the maintainers do daily, ensuring the success and safety of the F-15EX and their pilots.DCCs are system matter experts of their

  • Oregon Air Guardsman Completes Commander Tour in Antarctica

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Col. Christopher Lantagne, Oregon Air National Guard director of staff,  completed a six-week tour as the commander of the 13th Air Expeditionary Group at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 13th AEG supports the National Science Foundation, the lead agency at McMurdo.“I’ve done a lot

  • Air National Guard Acting Director Returns to Fly Eagle

    KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Fighter Wing, home of the F-15C Eagle training school, produces new pilots as part of its mission, but it is also home to experienced pilots who require requalification in the Eagle. Pilots from around the country come to Kingsley to attend school — even Maj. Gen.

  • Team Kingsley Airmen support Oregon wildfire response

    KINGSLEY FIELD, OR -- Twenty-two Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Kingsley Field on July 31, 2024, to support firefighting operations in Eastern Oregon.“It is important for the National Guard to respond and support our civilian partners when disaster strikes,” said Col. Micah Lambert,

  • Team Kingsley participates in 2nd annual Cardboard Boat Race

    LAKE OF THE WOODS, OR -- 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen and their families gathered together at a local lake July 14, 2024 for the second annual cardboard boat race.  This unique morale event challenged different organizations across the wing to design, build, and race a boat through a set course on the

  • Minnesota Air Guardsman Closing Out 42-year Career

    DULUTH, Minn. - In May 1982, Joan Jett’s ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ was No. 1 on the radio, and Master Sgt. Tom Krob enlisted at the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, as an aircraft fuel systems specialist. Early in his career, Krob worked on the wing’s F-4 Phantom II aircraft. He was

  • F-15EX Eagle II Unveiled at Portland Air National Guard Base

    PORTLAND, Ore. - The future of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing was on full display July 12 during the formal unveiling of the first two operational U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets assigned to the unit.The Portland Air National Guard Base ceremony highlighted the first time a

  • F-15 EX Eagle II Makes Debut Landing at Portland Base

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

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

    PORTLAND, OR  -- 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