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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...

Boss Lift Helps Employers Understand Lives of Oregon Guard Soldiers
July 28, 2025 — ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho — The roar of helicopter rotors filled the Idaho sky as civilian employers got an up-close look at what their employees do when they trade business suits for...

Oregon Guard Soldier Sets New World Record for Hand Release Push-Ups
May 27, 2025 — WEST SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Army National Guard Physician Assistant Maj. Tommy Vu set a new world record May 23 for the most hand-release push-ups completed in one hour, achieving 1,422 repetitions at...

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 National Guard Upgrades Sniper Rifles
February 12, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - The Oregon Army National Guard is modernizing its sniper capabilities with new MK 22 Precision Sniper Rifles.Sgt. Tyler Takagi, a sniper team member with the 41st Infantry Brigade...

Oregon Army National Guard Tankers Train with Live Fire
August 3, 2023 — ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho - The Oregon Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, sharpened its combat skills during annual training in late July, focusing on qualifying...

Oregon National Guard Soldier Recognized for Heroic Actions
August 2, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, the adjutant general for the Oregon National Guard, visited the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, during annual training at the Orchards Combat...

Oregon Army Guard Conducts Tank Gunnery with Moroccan Army
June 15, 2023 — TAN TAN, Morocco - More than two dozen Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted tank gunnery training with...

Oregon Airmen, Soldiers Train to set up Communications Capability
September 14, 2022 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing Communications Flight practiced domestic operations skills with Army National Guard counterparts from Salem Sept. 10, setting up an internet satellite and...

Washington Guard Aircrew Honored for Actions in Afghanistan
July 15, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – On the night of Nov. 20, 2020, high above the southern desert of Afghanistan, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Schwend and his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew found themselves in a...

National Guard contributes to future Army design
December 14, 2021 — AUSTIN, Texas – The Army National Guard, which celebrated its 385th birthday Dec. 13, plays an integral role in furthering Army Futures Command-led initiatives to modernize how Soldiers fight.“The...

KFOR RC-E commander delivers PPE to North and South Mitrovica
April 10, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Col. Eric Riley, commander of the U.S.-led Kosovo Force Regional-Command East, delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to North and South Mitrovica April 7. Riley, with...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26