Straight Shooters: Oregon tank crew claims top gun honors for Idaho’s ...
A M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams tank crew from Hermiston Oregon’s, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment hold up the Top Gun trophy during a ceremony at Orchard Combat Training Center June ... More
Spc. Jordan Snyder (left) and Staff Sgt. Mark Kretschmer
Spc. Jordan Snyder (left) and Staff Sgt. Mark Kretschmer (right), both infantry men with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon National Guard, dust off and mount gear to their M2A3 Bradle... More
Oregon combined arms battalion gears up for exercse at National Traini...
An M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams main battle tank assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard opens fire on a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Training Center in J... More
Oregon Guard unit preps for NTC rotation
A Bradley fighting vehicle assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard prepares to negotiate a gunnery table at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise... More
Oregon Guard fires SEP tanks
A U.S. Army M1A2 SEP Abrams tank assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard fires a screening round at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho,... More
Snake River Regiment troopers recall 9/11 attacks
Lt. Col. Brian Dean, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard was a young lieutenant on 9/11 but he said he knew everything had changed in terms of the future for t... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Daniel Ishaug walks away from
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Daniel Ishaug walks away from a fuel truck at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho, July 19, 2013. Ishaug is the master gunner with the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Reg... More
Unsung heroes make a difference
Spc. Doreneia Baird, Baker City, Ore., and a member of eastern Oregon’s Oregon Army National Guard unit, Fox Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, stirs a pot of rice at the Orchard Combat Training Ce... More
Oregon cavalry trooper reflects on gunnery cycle
Pfc. Zach Shively, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, stands next to his M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams tank on a gunnery range at the Orchard C... More
Snake River Regiment Soldiers answer call to help out
Sgt. Robert Hunt, a resident of John Day, Ore., (right) laughs with Sgt. James Hawley, a resident of Boise, Idaho, (left) at the Ontario, Oregon armory while chatting about their efforts to rescue two people se... More
Oregon tank unit builds on success
An M1A2 System Enhanced Package (SEP) Abrams tank assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, rolls up on a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Training Cente... More
Cavalry commander calls tenure rewarding
Lt. Col. Brian Dean, from La Grande, Ore., watches a tank company maneuver at the Orchard Combat Training Center in June, 2015. Dean, who will turn over command of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Ore... More
Oregon Master Gunner hits 30-year mark
Master Sgt. Alex Porter (right), La Grande, Ore., chats with 1st Lt. Chris Chris Perrotti, Portland, Ore., (left) on a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise Idaho in mid-July. Porte... More
An M1A2 System Enhanced Program (SEP) Abrams tank assigned
An M1A2 System Enhanced Program (SEP) Abrams tank assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, negotiates a day run on a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Trai... More
Military service pays off for Oregon Guard battalion commander
Lt. Col. Brian Dean, of Salem, Oregon, laughs with Capt. Michael Phillips of La Grande Oregon, during a command post exercise recently. Dean joined the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment as a private just ou... More
Oregon Guardsmen shoot straight
A U.S. Army M1A2 SEP Abrams tank assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard fires at a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho... More
Snake River Regiment Soldier embraces Guard career path
Pfc. Marina Esparza, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to Fox Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard said her experience in the Army National Guard has helped her self-e... More
An M2A3 Bradly fighting vehicle assigned to Alpha Company,
An M2A3 Bradly fighting vehicle assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, races down a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat Training Center. Alpha Company join... More
An M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams tank assigned
An M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams tank assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard fires its main gun at a target on a gunnery range at the Orchard Combat T... More
Postive hobby one key to total readiness for Snake River Regiment mast...
Sgt. 1st Class D. J. Clapp, of Payette, Idaho, sorts through gunnery documentation in his office at the Ontario, Oregon Army National Guard Armory. Clapp, the master gunner assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Batt... More
Simulator helps Snake River Regiment Soldiers hone gunnery skills
Spc. David Iveson (left) assists Pfc. Bailey Frasch during training on the M-2 .50 caliber, Unstabilized Gunnery Trainer, or UGT-I, simulator at the Baker City Oregon, Armory March 5. Iveson and Frasch are both... More
Eastern Oregon native takes over executive officer slot for Cavalry un...
Maj. Seth Musgrove, seen here as Captain training to deploy to Iraq in 2010, recently returned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard. Musgrove's father also served in the 3rd ... More
Oregon Soldier secures success with military service
Pfc. Chelsea Fudge, 19, of La Grande, Ore., steps up into the cab of a Light Mobile Tactical Vehicle at the Baker City, Ore., armory during a weekend drill earlier this spring. Fudge, assigned to Company F, 145... More
Oregon Cavalry unit plays key local role
Lt. Col. Brian Dean, a resident of Salem Oregon, chats with Staff Sgt. Johnny Barnes, a resident of Kuna, Idaho, on a tank gunnery range in mid-June. Dean is the commander of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 3r... More
Oregon Cavalry unit welcomes new commander
Lt. Col. Brian Dean (left) outgoing commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, passes the flag of the 116th Cavalry Regiment to Col. Greg Day, commander of the 82nd Troop Brigade Command, Oregon Ar... More
U.S. Army M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks assigned to the 3rd
U.S. Army M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard fire at a screening range at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho, July 8, 2... More
A Bradley fighting vehicle commanded by Sgt. 1st Class
A Bradley fighting vehicle commanded by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Scott of Carlton, Ore. and assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard moves down a gunnery range at... More
Capt. Christopher Miller, a La Grande, Oregon, resident
Capt. Christopher Miller, a La Grande, Oregon, resident and the commander of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard conducts bore-sight procedures on his M1A2 System ... More
Oregon Guard crew secure top gun accolades
The crew of Delta 34, assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard sits on their M1-A2 SEP tank during a break from maintenance work in preparation for turn-in at... More
Company commander reflects on upcoming NTC rotation
Capt. Michael Phillips, La Grande, Oregon, commander of Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, talks about the challenges and opportunities his unit will encounter during an August rotatio... More
Cavalry trooper relishes desert training
Spc. Casey Hayes, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, leans against the main gun of an M1A2 System Enhanced Program Abrams main battle tank in June at the Orchard ... More
Pfc. Molly Coffee of Fox Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th
Pfc. Molly Coffee of Fox Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, stands next to the fork lift assigned to her at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Coffee, a resident of ... More
Staff Sgt. Heather Louisiana, assigned to Fox Company,
Staff Sgt. Heather Louisiana, assigned to Fox Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, managed the ammunition distribution point for the 3rd Battalion during its 11-day gunner... More