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  • 142d Fighter Wing
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  • The 142d Fighter Wing (142 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia unit, the 142d Fighter Wing is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Air National Guard unless it is federalized by order of the President of the United States. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.
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Garrison
  • Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon
Commander
  • Colonel John E. Kent
Branch
  • 25
command structure
Role
  • Fighter/Air Defense
identification symbol
  • 150
Nickname
  • Redhawks
Type
  • Wing
identification symbol label
  • 1.22688E7
Caption
  • An Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagle takes off from the Portland Air National Guard Base Oct. 2, 2010.
Dates
  • 1943
Unit Name
  • 1.22688E7
equipment label
  • Tail Code
Equipment
  • Red tail stripe "Redhawks" "Portland OR" with flying hawk graphic "Oregon"
abstract
  • The 142d Fighter Wing (142 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia unit, the 142d Fighter Wing is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Air National Guard unless it is federalized by order of the President of the United States. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. The 123d Fighter Squadron assigned to the Wings 142d Operations Group, is a descendant organization of 123d Observation Squadron, formed on 30 July 1940. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.