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Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers train for deployment
April 4, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted an extended drill March 2–April 1 at the Orchard Combat Training Center to build team proficiency before deploying in support of... MORE

Oregon Guard supports Bangladesh Tiger Lightning 22 exercise
March 30, 2022 — GAZIPUR, Bangladesh – In the hot March sun at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training, U.S. military service members partnered with their Bangladeshi counterparts to participate... MORE

Oregon Guard winds down hospital support mission
March 15, 2022 — ACROSS OREGON – With declining infection rates from the COVID-19 omicron variant and the indoor mask mandate ending, Soldiers and Airmen from the Oregon National Guard wrapped up their mobilization to... MORE

Hundreds of Oregon Guardsmen help overwhelmed hospitals
February 16, 2022 — MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon National Guardsmen are assisting more than 40 hospitals across the state struggling with heavy patient loads and short staffing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Guardsmen handle... MORE

142nd Wing mobilizes to support Portland hospitals
January 24, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing mobilized almost 200 Airmen to support state hospitals during a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon.During the second week of... MORE

Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again
January 19, 2022 — SALEM, Ore. - Hundreds of Oregon National Guard members are increasing support of hospitals throughout the state in their second hospital relief mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.This new... MORE

Oregon Guard helps respond to COVID surge at 40 hospitals
January 13, 2022 — SALEM, Ore. - The surge of COVID-19 cases prompted Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to order an increase of National Guard members assisting at hospitals around the state, boosting the number of Guardsmen on... MORE

Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad
December 22, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical... MORE

Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training
November 24, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – 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... MORE

Oregon Guard, partner Bangladesh focus on disaster response
November 4, 2021 — DHAKA, Bangladesh - Sitting where three tectonic plates meet, Bangladesh is one of the most active seismic regions in the world. The 2021 Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) Oct. 26-28... MORE

Royal Malaysia Air Force trains on radar operations at WADS
September 10, 2021 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The Western Air Defense Sector hosted a Radar Operations Orientation Course for 12 members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force's 2nd Air Division, 330th Squadron, Aug... MORE

Oregon National Guard deploys to fight wildfires
August 13, 2021 — PORTLAND, Ore. – Twenty Airmen with the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing have departed Portland to help battle wildfires across the state.This effort by the Oregon Military Department is part of... MORE

National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said... MORE

Oregon Guard dual status commander leads vaccination clinic
July 9, 2021 — CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The goal was straightforward – deliver free COVID-19 vaccines to the people of southern Oregon. There were already vaccination clinics across the state, but what made the Jackson... MORE

Oregon Guardsmen complete training for wildland fire season
June 28, 2021 — WARRENTON, Ore. – Wildfires killed 11 people and burned more than 1 million acres of land in Oregon during the 2020 wildfire season – all during a surge in the coronavirus pandemic. More than 110... MORE

Oregon Guard participates in emergency preparedness exercise
June 21, 2021 — WARRENTON, Ore. - Following a monumental season of wildfires, ice storms and the pandemic over the past year, emergency preparedness has become less of an afterthought and more of a necessary priority... MORE

142nd Civil Engineers get valuable training in Hawaii
June 2, 2021 — OAHU, Hawaii – The 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron's firefighters and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians completed two weeks of annual training on the island of Oahu in May.Many of the Oregon... MORE

Oregon National Guard supports COVID vaccinations statewide
April 20, 2021 — SALEM, Ore. - Oregon National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen have vaccinated almost 300,000 people since Jan. 8, helping the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and regional medical partners distribute... MORE

Task Force Phoenix trains at North Fort Hood for deployment
March 29, 2021 — NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas – Flexibility and adaptability have been key for the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade in the lead-up to a 9-month deployment to the Middle East.The brigade is poised to deploy to... MORE

Oregon National Guard expands COVID-19 vaccinations
March 4, 2021 — SALEM, Ore. – Oregon National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have vaccinated more than 100,000 people in the nearly two months since they were activated by Gov. Kate Brown to help the Oregon Health... MORE

New York National Guard honors Korean War MIA

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions

Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press