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.
Recent Posts
- Photo of the Day: The National Cemetery at Shiloh, Tenn.
- Photo of the Day: The 162nd Infantry "Volunteers" at Hollandia 1944
- Photo of the Day 12-16-13: The Keystone Division's Band at Wiltz
- Photo of the Day: 12-7-13: Pearl Harbor, Lest We Forget
- Photo of the Day 12-6-13: One That Made it Home
- Photo of the Day 12-3-13: 3rd Bomb Wing in Korea
- Photo of the Day 12-2-13: The 82nd Airborne En Route to Salerno 1943
- Photo of the Day: 11-29-13: 1st Marine Division, Chosin, Korea 1950
- Photo of the Day 11-28-13, 2nd Marine Division on Saipan June 15, 1944
- Photo of the Day, 11-27-13 1st Marine Division at Peleliu
Photo Albums
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.
October 10, 2014
January 08, 2014
Photo of the Day: The 162nd Infantry "Volunteers" at Hollandia 1944
A patrol from the 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division, pushes along the edge of White Beach at Hollandia during the landings there on April 24, 1944. New Guinea Campaign.
December 16, 2013
Photo of the Day 12-16-13: The Keystone Division's Band at Wiltz
Members of the 28th Infantry Division's band during a briefing outside of Bastogne, Belgium on December 20, 1944.
The 28th ID's band stayed behind and fought the Germans at Wiltz, Belgium at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. They refused to surrender, and refused to give ground until their ammunition was exhausted. After they fired their last round, the band withdrew toward Bastogne.
Stands like theirs played a key role in slowing the German advance and helped give the Allies time to react to the surprise Nazi offensive.
The 28th Infantry Division--the "Keystone Division"--was a National Guard unit from Pennsylvania.