Portland, Ore. – Oregon Air National Guard Col. Paul T. Fitzgerald, 142nd Fighter Wing commander, addresses attendees at the offical ribbon cutting ceremony for a new alert barn at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., on Friday. Fitzgerald emphasized the use of the third alter barn as a key factor in the Aerospace Control Alert mission that the 142nd Fighter Wing performs to protect the skies over the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Adjutant General, Oregon, discusses the role of the 142nd Fighter Wing with regard to its Aerospace Control Alert mission during the offical ribbon cutting ceremony for the new alert barn at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., July 10. The 142 Fighter Wing is tasked with protecting the skies over the Pacific Northwest, from northern California to the Canadian border, and extending out along the Pacific coastline. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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