Media Advisory: 142nd Wing To Host F-15EX Eagle II Unveiling Ceremony -07/10/24

for planning purposes only – not for print or air

The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will host a ceremony unveiling the F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet at its first operational unit in the U.S. Air Force this Friday, 12 July 2024. Attending this ceremony will be the Governor of the State of Oregon and Commander in Chief of the Oregon National Guard, Honorable Tina Kotek and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon.

Media is asked to RSVP by Thursday, 11 July. Interviews with distinguished visitors to include Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, Acting Director of the Air National Guard and former Oregon Air National Guardsman, will be available between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. Please arrive at the base main gate, 6801 NE Cornfoot Rd, Portland, Ore. 97218, no later than 8:00 a.m. if you would like to conduct interviews. 

The F-15EX is a replacement for the F-15C/D fleet that complements Combat Air Forces with affordability, speed, range, payload and rapid technology paths. The USAF currently operates six F-15EX aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for testing, and the Air National Guard has received their first two at Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon. The 142nd Wing is the first unit in the USAF to operate the F-15EX for real-world missions. 

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Footage of the arrival of the first F-15EX at Portland can be downloaded at the following link: DVIDS - Video - First Aircraft Arrival F-15EX at the Portland Air National Guard Base (dvidshub.net)

About the 142nd Wing:

The Portland Air National Guard Base employs 1,500 Airmen who provide an economic impact of nearly $500 million to the region. The 142nd Wing defends our homeland with F-15 Eagle fighter jets, guarding the Pacific Northwest skies from northern California to the Canadian border through their Aerospace Control Alert mission as part of Air Combat Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Their mission is to provide unequalled, mission-ready units to sustain combat aerospace superiority and peacetime tasking any time, any place in service to our nation, state and community.