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142nd Wing mobilizes to support Portland hospitals
January 24, 2022
Air National Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing prepare to mobilize in support of Portland hospitals amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon, Jan. 14, 2022, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The 142nd Wing mobilized roughly 200 service members for this mission.
Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again
January 19, 2022
Oregon Army National Guard members tour West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Oregon, Jan. 18, 2022, as part of the team's orientation. About 1,200 Guard members are serving in non-clinical roles at as many as 40 hospitals facing a surge of COVID-19 patients.
Oregon Guard helps respond to COVID surge at 40 hospitals
January 13, 2022
Human resource specialist Sgt. Niki McCurdy from the 821 Troop Command Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, assigns Soldiers to hospitals at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Oregon, Jan. 12, 2022. By the end of January, more than 1,200 Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen will be serving at 40 hospitals in the state facing a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad
December 22, 2021
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 508th Military Police Company, 108th Wing, and 177th Fighter Wing, arrive near the U.S. Capitol Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from every state, territory and the District of Columbia traveled to Washington to support federal and district authorities for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training
November 24, 2021
Polish soldiers attended Idaho National Guard M1 Abrams tank training in October and November to observe best practices as Polish Land Forces seek to develop their own training capability.
Royal Malaysia Air Force trains on radar operations at WADS
September 10, 2021
The Western Air Defense Sector hosts 12 members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of a subject matter exchange entailing hands-on training at a radar site at Camp Rilea, Oregon, Aug. 27, 2021. Washington and Malaysia have been partner countries in the National Guard State Partnership Program since August 2017.
Oregon National Guard deploys to fight wildfires
August 13, 2021
Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Pousson, 142nd Maintenance Group, leads a group of Oregon National Guard Airmen departing Portland Air National Guard Base in support of OPLAN Smokey. OPLAN Smokey requires Airmen to be ready at a moment’s notice to help with statewide wildfire relief efforts.
National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021
An Air National Guard C-130 drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in Northern California.
Oregon Guard dual status commander leads vaccination clinic
July 9, 2021
U.S. Air Force Brig. General Mark Crosby, Joint Task Force Oregon dual status commander, checks in with Civil Air Patrol volunteers during the Jackson County Vaccination Equity Project April 21, 2021, at Central Point, Oregon. Crosby, the assistant adjutant general for air for the Oregon National Guard, was the first Oregon National Guard dual status commander leading approximately 120 people from all branches of the Armed Forces on the two-month mission to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to people in southern Oregon.
Oregon Guardsmen complete training for wildland fire season
June 28, 2021
Oregon National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen use hand tools during initial “Red Card” certification training at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore., June 24, 2021. The state’s wildfire suppression efforts include training more than 110 Oregon National Guardsmen as wildland firefighters June 21-25.
Oregon Guard participates in emergency preparedness exercise
June 21, 2021
Guardsmen from the Oregon Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conduct mass casualty decontamination operations in an emergency preparedness exercise at Camp Rilea. It was part of an inspection conducted by the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center every two years to measure the team’s ability to respond to a disaster.
142nd Civil Engineers get valuable training in Hawaii
June 2, 2021
Firefighters from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing conduct a live-fire exercise with Marine Corps firefighters at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 14, 2021. This burn is part of a larger scale joint exercise that includes aircraft familiarization, egress training, and co-training and mentoring less experienced firefighters.
Oregon National Guard supports COVID vaccinations statewide
April 20, 2021
Oregon National Guard Airman 1st Class Yvette Rascon, assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing, administers the COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore., April 19, 2021. Oregon Guardsmen have administered almost 300,000 vaccinations.
Task Force Phoenix trains at North Fort Hood for deployment
March 29, 2021
Staff Sgt. Jose Bulow, a flight medic with Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), is hoisted into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, March 26, 2021, at North Fort Hood, Texas, as part of training before a 9-month mission to the Middle East. Golf Company is attached to Task Force Phoenix, led by the California Army National Guard's 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.
Oregon National Guard expands COVID-19 vaccinations
March 4, 2021
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Kill administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a walk-in patient at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore., Jan. 27, 2021. Guard members are helping local partners throughout the state respond to the pandemic.
Oregon National Guard members vaccinated at Kingsley Field
February 16, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Hartwig, 173rd Medical Group, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, Feb. 12, 2021, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. About 100 doses of the vaccine were administered to volunteer members of the Oregon National Guard.
Idaho, California, Oregon, Nevada CST units train together
February 16, 2021
Staff Sgt. Mohamed Musa, from the Oregon National Guard 102nd CST, dons HAZMAT gear during the BAYEX 2021 exercise with CST units from Oregon, Nevada and California in Northern California Feb. 1-5, 2021. The exercise tested the ability to respond to training scenarios in the San Francisco Bay Area involving weapons of mass destruction emergencies.
KFOR conducts radio tower maintenance
February 3, 2021
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Finken, a contracting officer representative with Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force, inspects contractors performing maintenance during a radio systems inspection at Mount Golesh in Kosovo Jan. 28, 2021. During the inspection, the contractors check voltage on batteries, test transmitting power and perform other maintenance checks to ensure radio communication can be maintained.
173rd Fighter Wing helps vaccinate Oregonians
January 27, 2021
Oregon Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Meghan Olson, 173rd Fighter Wing, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination clinic in Medford, Oregon, Jan. 22, 2021. Twelve Airmen from Kingsley Field are on state active duty as part of Task Force Guardian supporting COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Southern Oregon.
Oregon National Guard helps ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
January 14, 2021
Oregon National Guard Spc. Toby SeWell vaccinates a Salem resident at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Jan. 13, 2021. The Oregon National Guard was activated by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Jan. 8 to assist with the state vaccination efforts.