Portland Army Air Base / Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon

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Approximate Base Size: 221 Acres
Official Base Website: https://www.142wg.ang.af.mil/

Current Role: Active Portland Air National Guard Base on the southeast side of Portland International Airport; home of the Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Wing; principal NORAD Aerospace Control Alert location for the Pacific Northwest; current transition from F-15C/D to F-15EX Eagle II.

Portland Army Air Base was activated under Special Order No. 1 on 1941-03-13, dedicated on 1941-06-14, and built out beside Portland-Columbia Airport during the 1941 mobilization. It served World War II fighter, air-defense, transport, anti-submarine, British Ferry Service, fighter-training, and separation-center roles, then continued after the war as Portland Air Force Base and Portland Air National Guard Base. The current 221-acre Air Guard base shares KPDX with Portland International Airport and supports the 142nd Wing, Aerospace Control Alert, special tactics, air battle management, and F-15EX modernization.