142nd Wing To Conduct Memorial Day Flyovers (Photo)
- 05/22/26
The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon, will conduct Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northern Oregon and southwest Washington.
142nd Wing fighter pilot, Capt. Dustin Kopp, who is one of two pilots from the wing flying this Monday, says he's proud to conduct these flyovers. “It’s a great honor to fly the US Air Force’s newest fighter [F-15 EX Eagle II] over the Pacific Northwest this Memorial Day, especially because we both grew up in the local area," Kopp said. "It is very fulfilling to have the opportunity to pay our respects to those who have gone before us and made the ultimate sacrifice.”
The F-15 fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community locations at, or around, the designated times on Monday, 25 May:
10:31 a.m. Vancouver, Wash., at Fort Vancouver
10:36 a.m. Ridgefield, Wash.
10:41 a.m. Vernonia, Ore.
10:45 a.m. North Plains, Ore.
10:46 a.m. Forest Grove, Ore.
10:49 a.m. Beaverton, Ore.
10:51 a.m. Portland, Ore., at Willamette National Cemetery
10:52 a.m. Oregon City, Ore.
10:55 a.m. Woodburn, Ore.
10:58 a.m. Salem, Ore.
11:00 a.m. Dallas, Ore.
11:07 a.m. Depoe Bay, Ore.
11:18 a.m. Reedsport, Ore.
11:25 a.m. Springfield, Ore.
11:26 a.m. Eugene, Ore.
11:35 a.m. Mount Angel, Ore.
11:36 a.m. Molalla, Ore.
11:50 a.m. Wasco, Ore.
All passes will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and about 400 mph airspeed. Flights could be canceled or times changed due to inclement weather or operational contingencies.
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Aerial b-roll: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/752272/142nd-wing-f-15-flight-gopro-footage
About the 142nd Wing:
The Portland Air National Guard Base employs 1400 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.
For more information, contact 142nd Wing Public Affairs at 503-335-4347.
Photo caption:
An F-15EX from the 142nd Wing performs a fly-by at the Oregon International Air Show in Hillsboro, Ore. May 17, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Casey Burruel)
