Cities of Honor

John Cook, Mayor of Tigard, Ore., unveils the City of Tigard logo on a 142nd Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle during the Cities of Honor ceremony at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., May 16, 2013. Assisting him is 142nd Fighter Wing Vice Wing Commander Matthew Schuster and Master Sgt. Shelly Davison, a public affairs specialist and a Tigard High School Alumnus. (Air National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Cities of Honor

Oregon Air National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Barber, Michael Lueck, John Cook, Marland Henderson and Col. Matthew Schuster (left to right) show off the new Cities of Honor logo for the city of Tigard, Ore., during a ceremony at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., May 16, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

The Brothers Bigelow

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Bigelow pauses for a photograph at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., April 4, 2013. Sean Bigelow has been with the 142nd Fighter Wing for more than 10 years, working as a weapons loader on the F-15 Eagle. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office)

The Brothers Bigelow

142nd Fighter Wing Senior Airman Sean Bigelow stands next to his F-15 Eagle that he maintains with the unit at the Portland, Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., April 4, 2013. Sean Bigelow has been with unit for almost six years working as a crew chief. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office)

National Guard Vice Chief Visit

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel (right), Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, gives a book as a gift to Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Khue (left), Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, following Lengyel's speech at the State Partnership Program Workshop held in Portland, Ore., April 19. Khue led a Vietnam delegation which visited Oregon National Guard facilities as part of the ongoing partnership between the Oregon National Guard and Vietnam, made official in November 2012. The National Guard Bureau program pairs emerging democracies with National Guard states. (Air National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

National Guard Vice Chief Visit

Air Force Col. Michael Bieniewicz, Commander of the Combat Operations Group for the Oregon Air National Guard, describes to Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, some of the equipment used in missions by the 125th Special Tactic Squadron, during a tour of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., April 18, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Public Affairs)