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142d Fighter Wing
142d Fighter Wing emblem
Active	1943-Present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Fighter Patrol
Part of	Oregon Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon
Nickname(s)	Redhawks
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel John E. Kent

The 142d Fighter Wing (142 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. 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.

The 142d Fighter Wing 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. The Wing serves the nation, State, and community by providing mission-ready units, personnel and equipment for:

• Air defense of the Pacific Northwest.
• Domination of the air superiority arena.
• Federal augmentation in support of national security objectives.
• Response to state and local contingencies
• Proactive involvement in activities that add value to the people and communities which we serve.

To complete these missions, four groups are assigned to the 14nd Fighter Wing

• 142d Operations Group

123d Fighter Squadron

• 142d Maintenance Group
• 142d Mission Support Group
• 142d Medical Group

In addition, the Portland, Oregon Air National Guard Base is host to several tenant units as well as the Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron.

• Constituted as 371st Fighter Group on 25 May 1943

Activated on 15 July 1943

Inactivated on 10 November 1945

• Re-designated 142d Fighter Group. Allotted to Oregon ANG on 24 May 1946.

Extended federal recognition on 30 Aug 1946

Ordered into active service on 1 Mar 1951.

Re-designated 142d Fighter-Interceptor-Group in Apr 1951

Inactivated on 6 Feb 1952

• Returned to Oregon ANG and activated, on I Dec 1952.

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

• 142d FW home page
• Air Force Magazine Article on the 142d