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Brothers in Arms: Bond Strengthened on 41st IBCT Deployment
October 9, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Markian Miller, left, and 2nd Lt. Lincoln Miller pose for a photo during Kosovo Force training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 29, 2024. Kosovo Force, also known as KFOR, includes 28 NATO allies and partner nations working together to provide safety and freedom of movement for the people of Kosovo.
Oregon Guardsman Tops World Burpee Record
October 7, 2024
A moment of triumph during Maj. Tommy Vu's world record attempt at a gym in Salem, Ore., Oct. 5, 2024. From left: Pedro Velasquez, Oregon National Guard state equal employment manager; Linda Vu, the major's wife holding son Adonis; and Maj. Tommy Vu as he nears his goal of 1,027 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour.
Oregon National Guard Honors Decorated Vietnam Veteran
May 23, 2024
Oregon Army National Guard Funeral Honor Guard members perform the presentation of the American flag during a memorial service for retired Maj. Charles L. Deibert at Willamette National Cemetery, Clackamas, Oregon, May 17, 2024. Deibert was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross for his service in combat operations in Vietnam.
Oregon Guardsman donates supplies to Kosovo school
October 13, 2020
Maj. Chad Plaisted, with the Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, delivers donated supplies to an underserved primary school Oct. 6, 2020, in Bivolak/Bivoljak, Kosovo. Plaisted and other 41st IBCT Soldiers have been deployed in Kosovo since the beginning of 2020 as members of the U.S.-led brigade level KFOR Regional-Command East.
Geospatial engineer fills key role in Kosovo deployment
September 17, 2020
Spc. Caleb Kaufmann, a geospatial engineer Soldier with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, deployed to the KFOR Regional Command East mission sits on a stack of maps in the map depot Sept. 1, 2020, at Camp Film City, Pristina/Prishtina Kosovo. Kaufmann was the sole continuity between the outgoing Czech Republic NATO partners and incoming Austrian NATO partners in a warehouse with over 100,000 maps.
Camp Rosenbaum’s legacy endures through COVID-19 challenges
July 31, 2020
Camp Rosenbaum staff members Shelly Davison (left) helps Connie Opsal, Camp Rosenbaum Camp Director (right) fill backpacks for Operation Lemonade, in Portland, Ore., June 27, 2020.
Camp Umatilla helps make home for burrowing owls
June 4, 2020
When badgers stopped making tunnels used as nests by burrowing owls at Camp Umatilla, Oregon, in 2008, Don Gillis, the natural resource manager at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, stepped in to help. Twelve years later, the owls are thriving and sharing Camp Umatilla with the National Guard.