Guard News - The National Guard

Oregon Guard Welcomes Home its 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team From Kosovo
September 8, 2025 — SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard welcomed home the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, or IBCT, in a demobilization ceremony Sept. 6 at the Salem Armory Auditorium.The 41st IBCT returned in July...

Oregon Guard Brigade Returns After Kosovo Deployment
July 22, 2025 — CLACKAMAS, Ore. - Soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, or IBCT, returned home July 19 after a successful year-long deployment to Kosovo as part of the...

Kosovo Force German Contingent Hosts Event, Strengthening Interoperability With Allies
December 20, 2024 — CAMP NOVO SELO, KOSOVO – Multinational soldiers assigned to Regional Command-East of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission participated in the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event, also known as...

Brothers in Arms: Bond Strengthened on 41st IBCT Deployment
October 9, 2024 — HOHENFELS, Germany – For Soldiers living abroad on deployment, family is usually a limited phone call and thousands of miles away. This is not the case for brothers 2nd Lt. Lincoln Miller and Spc...

Army Guard’s 41st IBCT Prepares for NATO-led Mission
September 24, 2024 — FORT CAVAZOS, Texas - The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, and supporting National Guard units from across the United States completed a culminating training event Sept...

Oregon Army Guard Soldiers Prepare to Deploy Overseas
August 19, 2024 — SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers were honored Aug. 16 as they prepared to deploy with the NATO-led Kosovo Force for a year-long mission.During a...

National Guard Leader Visits Georgia, Iowa Troops in Kosovo
July 24, 2024 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The National Guard’s top enlisted leader discussed readiness, the importance of continuous improvement and the impact the enlisted force has on defense strategy during an...

Virginia National Guard Father, Daughter Deploy to Kosovo
October 13, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The military journeys of Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Viera and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Kayla M. Jaeger, came full circle when they both deployed...

Virginia Guard Aviators Lead Kosovo Aerial Firefighting Success
August 19, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Aviation Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force’s Regional Command-East have been working hand in hand since arriving in the region to enhance their aerial firefighting...

KFOR Medevac Team Crosses Borders to Save Lives
June 17, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEEL, Kosovo – The term medevac conjures the image of injured Soldiers carried by stretcher and loaded onto a Black Hawk helicopter. However, a much different story recently played out for...

VNG aviators practice firefighting skills before deployment
October 22, 2021 — SANDSTON, Va. – With an upcoming deployment to Kosovo, Virginia Army National Guard flight crews took to the skies of Chesterfield to certify their ability to fight fires with massive water buckets...

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...

Aussie native is Washington National Guard flight paramedic
January 8, 2021 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The sound of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rotors thrummed overhead as strong winds rocked the aircraft. On the ground, Sgt. Abraham Boxx, a critical care flight paramedic with...

KFOR conducts sweeper operation
January 5, 2021 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, the 702nd Ordnance Company, Grafenwoehr, Germany, and the 1st...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant