Oregon National Guard 102nd Civil Support Team member receives national level recognition

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Mr. Frank Hudoba, National Guard Bureau Chief for the Weapons of Mass Destruction/Civil Support Team Branch (left), recognizes Oregon National Guard Capt. Richard Hosmer, Nuclear Medicine Science Officer for the 102 Civil Support Team, with the Einstein Award during the National CST Working Group Conference, March 4, in Atlanta, Ga. The award recognizes Hosmer for his proficiency and technical competency on all testing platforms for the Civil Support Team. Hosmer is one of only seven scientists throughout the national CST community to receive the award two years in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nick Choy, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs).

Oregon Soldiers mobilize in support of CENTCOM missions in the MiddleEast

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Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber speaks to members of the Forward Support Medical Team of the Oregon Army National Guard's Charlie Co., 7-158 Aviation, following the unit’s mobilization ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Salem, Ore., March 2. The Governor joined Salem Mayor Anna Peterson and Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, Adjutant General, Oregon, at the ceremony. Nineteen Soldiers from the unit will spend approximately one year in the Middle East in support of Central Command MEDEVAC missions there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nick Choy, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs).

Oregon National Guard hosts veterans, advocates and resource providers at semi-annual Reintegration Summit in Salem

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Dr. Suzanne Best, co-author of “Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan” speaks to veterans, advocates and resource providers at an Oregon National Guard Reintegration Summit, March 1, at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore. Best called Oregon the national leader in reintegration services for service members, veterans and their families, and said with that comes a lot of responsibility. “We are the model for the nation,” Best said. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cory Grogan, Joint Transition Assistance Public Affairs).

Oregon Army National Guard Engineer recognized with prestigious national award

Maj Shaun Martin with MG Temple, a photo by oregonmildep on Flickr.

Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Shaun Martin (right), recipient of the Federal Engineer of the Year award, speaks with Maj. Gen. Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple, Acting Chief of Engineers and Acting Commanding General for the Army Corps of Engineers (left foreground), at an awards ceremony in Washington D.C., Feb. 23.

Of the 93,000 federally employed engineers identified by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 29 were nominated, 10 selected to represent their agency and only one was selected for the award.

(U.S. Army photo courtesy of US Army Corps of Engineers).