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Idaho, California, Oregon, Nevada CST units train together
February 16, 2021 — SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Calif. – The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Civil Support Team was among several National Guard CSTs that participated in a large-scale exercise in Northern California Feb...

KFOR conducts radio tower maintenance
February 3, 2021 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – U.S. Soldiers assigned to Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force 28, and radio systems contractors conducted radio tower maintenance visits in Kosovo Jan. 28.Sgt. 1st Class Rod...

173rd Fighter Wing helps vaccinate Oregonians
January 27, 2021 — MEDFORD, Ore. – Volunteer Airmen from the Oregon National Guard's 173rd Fighter Wing, operating on state active duty as part of Task Force Guardian, are supporting COVID-19 vaccination clinics in...

Oregon National Guard helps ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
January 14, 2021 — SALEM, Ore. – More than 40 Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Jan. 12 to help vaccinate Oregonians against the coronavirus. Just over a week ago, Salem...

Oregon Army Guard chemical officer helps keep Kosovo safe
October 21, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – A team of Italian Army Hazmat soldiers approaches a building storing chemical waste and Kosovo Security Forces CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and...

Oregon Guardsman donates supplies to Kosovo school
October 13, 2020 — BIVOLAK/BIVOLJAK, Kosovo – Kosovo Force troops donated school supplies to an underserved primary school Oct. 6.KFOR's Regional-Command East planning officer, Maj. Chad Plaisted, organic to the Oregon...

116th and 128th Airmen participate in Astral Knight 20
September 25, 2020 — MALBORK AIR BASE, Poland – The 116th Air Control Squadron assigned to Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, Oregon, and the 128th ACS out of Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, supplied...

Geospatial engineer fills key role in Kosovo deployment
September 17, 2020 — PRISTINHA/PRISTINA, Kosovo – At only 5 years old, Spc. Caleb Kaufmann rode beside his father in his semitruck traveling the westernmost states reading complex maps and topography books. He never...

North Macedonia, U.S. enhance readiness with exercise
September 8, 2020 — KRIVOLAK, North Macedonia – Approximately 120 military members from the United States and North Macedonia participated in the U.S.-led exercise Reinforced Dam Sept. 1-7 at Krivolak Training Area in...

Guard members help Oregonians with unemployment claims
August 31, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. – Members of the Oregon National Guard have stepped up to help their fellow citizens, helping the Oregon Employment Department (OED) process record numbers of unemployment insurance (UI)...

Historic Polish, U.S. partnership continues in Kosovo
August 14, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Shoulder to shoulder, bracing against the midday July heat and dawning North Atlantic Treaty Organization-campaign ‘KFOR’ patches, nearly a dozen Polish and U.S. Soldiers...

KFOR RC-E Soldiers deliver medical supplies to Zvecan clinic
August 4, 2020 — BANJSKA, Kosovo – Kosovo Force Regional-Command East Soldiers from the “Kilo 5” Liaison Monitoring Team delivered 4,000 euros worth of medical equipment to the Health Station of Banjska (Banjske) July...

Camp Rosenbaum’s legacy endures through COVID-19 challenges
July 31, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. - Dating back five full decades, "Camp Rosenbaum" has been held at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center outside of Warrenton, Oregon, alongside the Pacific coastline. The youth...

Oregon National Guard members train to battle wildland fires
July 22, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. - Even during a pandemic and protests, the potential for wildfires does not diminish. Always at the ready, approximately 400 Oregon National Guard (ORNG) Citizen-Soldiers and-Airmen...

Oregon National Guard completes PPE mission
June 24, 2020 — WILSONVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard has conducted numerous missions throughout the state in response to COVID-19 while focusing on distributing millions of pieces of personal protective...

KFOR RC-E supports World Environment Day in Kosovo
June 8, 2020 — VITINA, Kosovo – U.S. military personnel from Kosovo Regional Command East helped the town of Vitina/Viti observe World Environment Day by planting flowers and trees and picking up trash June 5.Oregon...

Camp Umatilla helps make home for burrowing owls
June 4, 2020 — UMATILLA, Ore. – In 2008 Don Gillis, the natural resource manager at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, noticed a decline in the nesting areas for the burrowing owls on Camp Umatilla. The decline was due to...

Oregon Guard helps deliver masks for agricultural workers
May 28, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard helped hand out 135,000 face coverings to farm managers and producers at the Oregon State Fairgrounds May 27 for use by agriculture and migrant seasonal...

Hokanson nominated as next National Guard Bureau chief
May 6, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson was nominated to serve as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau by President Donald J. Trump May 4. If confirmed by the Senate, Hokanson would...

Oregon Guard helps get PPE to tribes
April 23, 2020 — WARM SPRINGS, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard is helping consolidate and distribute critical personal protective equipment (PPE) to medical and assisted living facilities and tribal nations...

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker