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'''Portland Air National Guard Base''' is a [[United States Air Force]] base, located at [[Portland International Airport]], New York. It is located {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} northeast of [[Portland, Oregon]].
'''Portland Air National Guard Base''' is a [[United States Air Force]] base, located at [[Portland International Airport]], Oregon. It is located {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} northeast of [[Portland, Oregon]].

==Overview==
The base is the home of the [[142d Fighter Wing]], [[Oregon Air National Guard]]. The 142d FW participates around the globe supporting drug interdiction, [[USAFE]] air defense, as well as contingency operations such as Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. To complete these missions, four groups are assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing: 142nd Maintenance Group, 142nd Operations Group, 142nd Mission Support Group and the 142nd Medical Group.

In addition, the Portland, Oregon Air National Guard Base is host to several tenant units.
* 125th Special Tactics Sq.
* 366th OL-A Communications Sq.
* 123rd Weather Flight
* [[Air Force Reserve]] 304th Rescue Squadron.


==History==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Air National Guard}}
{{US Air Force navbox}}
{{Aerospace Defense Command|state=collapsed}}
{{Aerospace Defense Command|state=collapsed}}


Revision as of 14:21, 14 February 2011

Portland Air National Guard Base
Part of Oregon Air National Guard (ANG)
Coordinates45°34′56″N 122°35′23″W / 45.58222°N 122.58972°W / 45.58222; -122.58972 (Portland ANGB L-33)
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
Controlled by United States Air Force
Site history
Built1940
In use1940-Present
Garrison information
Garrison142d Fighter Wing
Portland ANGB is located in Oregon
Portland ANGB
Portland ANGB
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Location of Portland ANGB, Oregon
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Portland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon.

Overview

The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard. The 142d FW participates around the globe supporting drug interdiction, USAFE air defense, as well as contingency operations such as Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. To complete these missions, four groups are assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing: 142nd Maintenance Group, 142nd Operations Group, 142nd Mission Support Group and the 142nd Medical Group.

In addition, the Portland, Oregon Air National Guard Base is host to several tenant units.

  • 125th Special Tactics Sq.
  • 366th OL-A Communications Sq.
  • 123rd Weather Flight
  • Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron.

History

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
  • Information for Portland AFB, OR
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