D.C. Ceremony makes Oregon Soldier senior ranking enlisted Soldier for Army National Guard

Citizen-Soldiers from the Oregon National Guard and employees of the Oregon Military Department look on from a conference room at the Oregon Military Department in Salem, Ore., as Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley moved from being Oregon’s State Command Sergeant Major to the new Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony in Washington D.C., Sept. 26.  Conley went from being the senior ranking enlisted Soldier in the Oregon National Guard to senior ranking enlisted Soldier for the entire Army National Guard.  (Oregon Military Department Photo by Sgt. Cory Grogan)

Oregon's Soldiers put the 'boom' in 1812 Overture

Citizen-Soldiers with the 2-218 Field Artillery, Oregon Army National Guard, demonstrate the abilities and features of their howitzers at the Oregon Symphony Waterfront Park Concert, Aug. 30, in Portland, Ore.

 

The howitzers have become a tradition at the concert, firing during the playing of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture.

 

Photo by Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs.

Oregon Airman recognized during 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony

2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony, a photo by The National Guard on Flickr.

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt.
Christopher E. Muncy, the command chief master sergeant to the director of the ANG, present Senior Master Sgt. Luke W. Thompson, 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon ANG, with the Outstanding Airman Ribbon during the 2012 ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 22.

The ANG Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony recognizes the ANGs six top performers for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements.

National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston.

Oregon National Guard participates in Salute the Troops event

120825-Z-PL933-009, a photo by oregonmildep on Flickr.

A boy looks through the sights of a Howitzer, part of the display put on by the Oregon Army National Guard at the 2012 Salute the Troops 125 race event at the Portland International Raceway, in Portland, Ore., Aug. 25-26. This is the fourth year that the Oregon Army National Guard has participated in this event. Photo by Sgt. Jason Van Mourik, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.