The State Land Board on Tuesday approved several property transactions, including the sale of 20 acres in Redmond to the Oregon Military Department for a new readiness center.
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After years of discussion and collaboration between the city of Redmond, Deschutes County and the Oregon Military Department, another state agency will be meeting to approve the sale of 20 state-owned acres for a new National Guard readiness center in Redmond.
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “This is reinstating a position that the previous commanders and, as well as the secretaries, have supported. And what I’m doing is enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in
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Bend native, Bend HS graduate and World War II fighter pilot Leon Devereaux Jr. died Thursday at the age of 97. Devereaux shot down a Japanese “Betty Bomber” over Japan and was one of hundreds of pilots who flew over the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered in 1945. He then worked for the Brooks
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Prineville Marine Jack Becker, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 99th birthday in style on Saturday with a horn-honking drive-by parade of fellow veterans, friends and family. He called it “unbelievable” and “wonderful. … I didn’t think I’m worth it, but everybody thinks so.”
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Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Tuesday to assist them with their efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccination to Oregonians. More than 40 medical personnel initially activated to directly support Salem Health operations.
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Miranda and Kea Eubank were out diving, looking for underwater treasures in the Deschutes River near Drake Park about two months ago when they found something special at the bottom of the river.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public feedback on a proposal from a nonprofit, the Vietnam War Memorial Fund, to construct a memorial in the southwest corner of the State Capitol State Park in Salem.
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Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Wednesday that he has nominated 14 Oregon students, eight from Deschutes County, for acceptance to the prestigious United States service academies.
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The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs said Monday it has lowered interest rates on all new loan applications for its home loan products, resulting in the program’s lowest-ever rates in its 75-year history.
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At the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch north of Bend, vets have been using horticulture for the past few months, as a way of healing.
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The New Mexico congressional delegation is raising questions about a coronavirus outbreak among a group of Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who returned to their home base in El Paso, Texas, after being deployed to Kosovo earlier this year.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Army has been forced to make the recruiting process virtual. Despite that, interest in joining the Army is up in Oregon.
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The City of Bend has approved the emergency shelter siting application for the Veterans Village project, the Bend Heroes Foundation said Monday.
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Gov. Kate Brown on Sunday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day from midnight to midnight on Monday, Dec. 7.
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Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) received $5,000 Thursday as part of Bend’s first Hero grant from Graham for Heroes, a local branch of the national foundation Homes for Heroes.
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U.S. Army recruiters throughout Oregon and SW Washington are scheduled to host a virtual career fair on Thursday, Dec. 10, to educate interested individuals about full-time and part-time careers available in 150 different specialties throughout the U.S. Army.
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Central Oregonians have always rallied to help others in the community, especially during a year in which many of us needed it most. Now, several local residents have taken it upon themselves to help someone they’ve never met: a Vietnam veteran who currently lives on the Oregon coast.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As 2020 draws to a close, Central Oregon Veterans Ranch is appealing to friends and neighbors for financial backing as the non-profit continues its crucial mission of support for local veterans. By healing veteran suffering, we not only heal veterans, but also their families and our greater Central Oregon community. #covrmissioncritical is a campaign that everyone who
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The Wreaths Across America mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, continues as Central Oregon volunteers have been working hard to comply with local COVID-19 restrictions.
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