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Oregon State Police MRT Training

From July 8-11, 2008, four members of the 973rd COB took part in a series of training exercises with the Oregon State Police's Mobile Response Team. These photos show a little of what we did in support of the MRT.

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Major Welch's Promotion Ceremony

Captain Wyatt Welch, AKA Cajun Six during his tenure with C Co., 2-162, was promoted to major this past weekend. These are some of the photos taken during the ceremony.

41st Division in World War II

The 41st Infantry Division served from 1942-1945 in the Southwest Pacific Area of Operations during World War II. The Oregon National Guard formed the nucleus of the 41st Division when it first went to war and included both the 162nd and 186th Infantry Regiments. These photos tell the story of a few of the division's hard-fought victories during the island-hopping campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines.

A Co 2-162 May 2008 Drill Weekend

While working with Cadet Smith and the GFAD's he had brought out on the second day of the exercise, I had a chance to role-play an obnoxious photo journalist who got in everyone's way and generally caused much trouble. These photos are some of the shots I took as a firefight unfolded around the outskirts of our make-shift local national village and its marketplace.

973rd COB's in Action

The Photos in the album demonstrate some of what we do, and the bond we share, in the 973rd. They were taken at Camp Rilea, Goshen State Police Range, and at Fort Lewis during our operations with 2-162 Infantry.

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November 09, 2010

Big Windy's Last Flight

I was quite fortunate to hitch a ride with Captain Dan Lauer and the rest of the Big Windy crews from Shank as they headed back to Germany. We flew from Shank to Kandahar after linking up with another Big Windy det at another FOB. The Big Windy guys are top drawer, a bit unorthodox and tons of fun. They rolled around Shank in a Soviet Jeep Captain Lauer, Hunter Lescoe and some Czechs rebuilt. They bedazzled their tent with pink flamingos, gnomes, Halloween spiders and political signs. Their motto, "Size does matter," never fails to crack me up (which I guess says a lot about my sense of humor). Riding with them on my first leg home was truly memorable, and already I miss Sully, O'Neil (dude--does your high school know where you are??), Dan and the rest of Big Windy crews. Great aviators, great people--and great Americans.

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