CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Tuesday was a day filled with plenty of hugs and tears for a few families in the Rogue Valley, as another group of local Oregon Army National Guard soldiers returned home from overseas. One of the ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– After nine months overseas, Oregon’s National Guard is returning home from Africa. On Tuesday, the first batch of the 1-186th Infantry Battalion touched down at Medford’s airport to a quieter than usual welcome home. But it was no ...
CAMP LEMMONIER, Djibouti — The effects of coronavirus are far reaching even to troops overseas. Oregon National Guard members serving in the Horn of Africa are no exception. While troops are staying healthy according to the National Guard, bases are ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– NBC5 News is continuing its coverage of the southern Oregon Army National Guard battalion that has deployed overseas for its mandated federal mission. The Deemer family is our third local National Guard family that has a loved one ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Continuing our coverage of the families of the deployed Oregon Army National Guard 186th Infantry Battalion, we’re following the second of three families as they celebrate the holidays without their loved ones with them. The battalion is ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The holidays are almost here but for hundreds of southern Oregon families, they’ll be celebrating without a loved one. The Oregon Army National Guard 186th Infantry Battalion is currently stationed in the Horn of Africa. It’s serving it’s ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– For Patricia Jones, life after graduating from South Medford High came with uncertainty. “I didn’t know if I wanted to pursue nursing in college or what exactly,” she said. “So I just decided the National Guard, why not.” ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Hundreds of local National Guard families said goodbye to loved ones this past weekend in a farewell ceremony. On Monday. the 1-186 Infantry Battalion in Southern Oregon headed to Somalia and Djibouti to provide support to the ...