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Oregon National Guard
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The Oregon National Guard is a Federally mandated and equipped military organization under the civilian direction of the Oregon Military Department, with the Governor of Oregon as its Commander in Chief. It responds to state and national emergencies, military conflicts and natural disasters, and conducts search and rescue operations. While the history of the militia dates back to the establishment of the first Oregon militia in 1843 the present Guard wasn't established until after 1903. The modern Guard includes both citizen soldiers and airmen, and its motto is "When we are needed, we are there."
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The Oregon Army National Guard consists of 41 armories in 33 communities.
The Oregon Air National Guard is the air wing of the Oregon National Guard, and operates the Portland Air Base at the Portland International Airport, Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, and the Camp Rilea Air Station in Warrenton where it trains and equips members to provide national defense and security, public disaster assistance, and search and rescue operations. [1]
The Oregon Air National Guard program comprises the following:
This squadron is located with the 173d Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The 114th Fighter Squadron was formed as a training squadron for Air National Guard F-4 Phantom II pilots in the Air Defense role in 1983. The 114th transitioned to the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1989. Again the 114th Fighter Squadron was teaching the Air Defense role. The 114th Fighter Squadron also held an alert mission for a time as part of the NORAD network. The Ready Alert structures are still present at Kingsley Field where the 114th is based.
The squadron converted from F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the F-15 aircraft in 1998. The 173d Fighter Wing has 19 PAI currently assigned. The fighter wing is assigned to the US Air Forces Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and is one of the primary "school houses" for F-15 pilots.
The 114th is currently expanding and taking on a larger role. During 2007, the 114th is due to receive five F-15s from other squadrons. The first of these new aircraft came from Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
Located at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center near Warrenton/Astoria, Oregon.
The 116th ACS is a deployable radar/communications unit with superior mobility and response to the world's and local missions.[citation needed] They were the first unit to be activated in Oregon for Operation Noble Eagle, and they were the last to come off of that activation.[citation needed]
Previously designated as the 123d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, the squadron was renamed the 123d Fighter Squadron in 1992.
The squadron converted to the F-15 aircraft in 1989/90, with most of those planes coming from the 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at McChord AFB, which was being disbanded.
The Unit has been flying the F-15 Eagle fighter since 1989 . - The 142d Fighter Wing has 15 PAI and 3 BAI/AR F-15A and F-15B Eagles. Two of its aircraft sit alert in support of NORAD 24 hours a day.
Located on Portland Air National Guard Base (PANGB). It is one of only two of this type of unit in the Air National Guard. It was officially established on 1 May 2005.[1]
The 173d Fighter Wing is located at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173d Fighter Wing provides training for new pilots and pilot instructors on Air to Air combat tactics and basic flight instruction on the F-15. Also, Flight Surgeons, Dentists, and Optometrists receive specialized training on treating the unique physiological problems of pilots. The base in Klamath Falls is the more modern of the two major ANG installations in Oregon.
Located on Kingsley Field.
Located on Portland ANGB. Slated for closure due to the reset of Air National Guard resources.
- ^ Oregon Military Department - Agency History (HTML). Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State (2002). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
- About us (HTML). Oregon Military Department (Official website). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Military Department (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- Oregon National Guard web site
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