142nd Wing

The 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held their annual Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition over the September drill weekend. Congratulations to the winning team, which was comprised of three weapons load crew members, Tech. Sgt. Alan Schneider, Staff Sgt. Kaleb Moyer, and Staff Sgt. Bailey Buck!

On this 2026 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we remember those who served our nation who were Prisoners of War and also those who remain Missing in Action to this day. Click or tap the link to learn about one of the 142nd Wing’s MIAs.

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Tomorrow, Friday, September 18th, we will be conducting a flyover for the University of Portland at approximately 12:30 pm in honor of National POW MIA recognition Day. .

For those who visited or worked at the Portland Air National Guard Base prior to 9/11, they know that security has changed. One Security Forces Airman recalls that day 25 years ago, and what it meant for the years to come.

Securing the Base on September 11th Twenty-five years ago Master Sergeant James Lowery was an Airman fresh out of basic training and technical school, working at the Portland Air National Guard Base full-time. On the morning of

PSA - We are conducting routine training tomorrow morning on 11 September. Given the significance of the day, we wanted to ensure the public was aware that our flights are pre-planned, with afterburner takeoff likely observable in/near Vancouver around 9:00 a.m.

When Japan announced its surrender on August 15, 1945, effectively ending the war in the Pacific, an interim period transpired before Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) was officially proclaimed. Read about the Airmen of the 371st Fighter Group (142nd Wing today) who served to bring peace to the world 81 years ago.

An Austrian V-J Day: The 371st Fighter Group and the Victory over Japan When Japan announced its surrender on August 15, 1945, effectively ending the war in the Pacific, an interim period transpired before Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) was officially proclaimed. On the

Nearly eighty-two years after 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney took off in his F-5E Lightning over northern Thailand, his remains have finally come home. After recent discoveries by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the former Redhawk's remains were positively identified. Read about the decades long search in this story.

“Accounted For”: The 82-year Journey to bring a lost WWII pilot home Nearly eighty-two years ago, 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney took off in his F-5E Lightning over northern Thailand on November 5, 1944. Assigned to "G" Flight of the 35th Photographic Reconnaissance