116th ACS Returns from Deployment

Oregon Air National Guard Capt. Zachary Marfell of the 116th Air Control Squadron is welcomed home by family and friends at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., on July 20, 2011. Members of the 116th ACS, based out of Camp Rilea, Ore. have just returned from a four-mouth deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142 Fighter Wing public affairs)

116th ACS Returns from Deployment

Oregon Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling welcomes back Lt. Col. Ted Lawson and other members of the 116th Air Control Squadron as they arrive at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore. on July 20, 2011. Members of the 116th ACS, based out of Camp Rilea, Ore. have just returned from a four-mouth deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142 Fighter Wing public affairs)

116th ACS Returns from Deployment

Maj. Bryan Habas, a Seattle native and member of the 116 Air Control Squadron, Combat Operations Group, Oregon Air National Guard, holds his son, Conner, after a demobilization ceremony to honor the units' deployment. The Airmen recently returned from a four month deployment to the Middle East where they supported area operations in air control missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142 Fighter Wing public affairs)

116th ACS Returns from Deployment

Airmen with the 116 Air Control Squadron, Combat Operations Group, Oregon Air National Guard, take part in a demobilization ceremony, July 24 at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore. The Airmen recently returned from a four month deployment to the Middle East where they supported area operations in air control missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142 Fighter Wing public affairs)

116th ACS Returns from Deployment

Senior Airman Miyoshi McMurry (center) and other Airmen of the 116 Air Control Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, are happy to be home and take part in theirdemobilization ceremony, July 24 at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore. The Airmen of the 116th ACS recently returned from a four month deployment to the Middle East where they supported area operations in air control missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142 Fighter Wing public affairs)

Army Sergeant Major Academy

Senior Leaders of the Oregon Air National Guard pose for a group post-graduation photograph with Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Roper (center), after his graduation ceremony from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major academy on June 17, 2010 at Ft. Bliss, Tex. Senior Master Sgt. Roper was the first Air National Guard member to graduate from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major academy. With Roper are (left to right) Command Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, 142nd Fighter Wing Command Chief, Major Frank Page, Security Forces Commander 142nd Fighter Wing, Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Roper, Brig. General Stephen Gregg, Oregon Air National Guard Commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark Russell, Oregon Air Guard State Command Chief. (Photograph courtesy of Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Roper)