Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Wing The 125th Special Tactics Squadron is a special operations force unit serving as part of the 142nd Wing of the United States Air National Guard.

[1] The Special Tactics Squadron consist of:[1] Members of the 125th Special Tactics Squadron are trained in numerous infiltration methods that include: static-line and military free-fall parachuting, scuba, small boats, all-terrain vehicles, mountain ski and hiking, rappelling and fast rope.

[1] The 125th STS was officially constituted on 1 May 2005, and is one of only two Special Tactics Units in the Air National Guard.

On 9 September 2006, the 244th Combat Communications Squadron was re-missioned creating the fully operational 125th Special Tactics Squadron in 2007 at Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency