War-Military Archives

60 Oregon National Guard citizen-soldiers leave to train for Afghanistan mission

May 6, 2020 10:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

About 60 Oregon National Guard soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, along with six of their CH-47 Chinook…

VA Portland offers safe mental health care amid COVID-19 outbreak

May 1, 2020 10:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Now more than ever, VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is committed to providing high-quality mental…

Purple Up! Day shows support for military youth

April 16, 2020 3:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

Purple Up! Day is a worldwide event in all communities and all military installations. Show your support for Military Youth (those that have a loved…

VA Portland offers virtual care options for veterans

April 4, 2020 11:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) said Friday it is committed to providing high-quality care while keeping veterans…

Oregon delegation backs Gov. Brown’s request for Guard mobilization

April 1, 2020 8:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump in support of Gov. Kate Brown’s request for federal support to…

Troubled Oregon Veterans’ Home flooded by messages of support

March 29, 2020 12:33 am KTVZ News Partners

After more than a dozen cases of COVID-19, including one death, at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, many are reaching out to the residents to…

Lebanon veteran is Oregon’s fifth COVID-19 death; 23 new cases, statewide total at 161

March 22, 2020 12:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Linn County veteran in his 90s is Oregon’s fifth recorded COVID-19 death, the Oregon Health Authority said Sunday. The total number of cases has…

Wyden co-sponsors bill to stop border wall funding ‘raid’

February 26, 2020 10:20 am KTVZ News Partners

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would reverse what he called “the Trump administration’s short-sighted…

Oregon National Guard preps in Texas for Kosovo peacekeeping duties

February 16, 2020 11:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

Whether it’s blistering hot, freezing cold or rain soaking from head to toe, nothing is stopping the training of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry…

Bend man joins the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels

February 14, 2020 6:14 pm KTVZ

The United States Navy’s Blue Angels are an elite flight team you may have seen at air shows. …

S. Oregon Army soldier dies in Afghanistan

February 13, 2020 6:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

A U.S. Army soldier from Southern Oregon has died in a non-combat incident at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said…

OAS hosts disabled veterans for weekend at Mt. Bachelor

January 24, 2020 10:39 am KTVZ News Partners

From Friday through Sunday, Bend-based nonprofit Oregon Adaptive Sports is hosting its 13th annual “Heroes” snow sports weekend for veterans with…

Oregon National Guard members prepare to deploy to Kosovo

January 11, 2020 8:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

About 400 citizen-soldiers in Task Force Jungleer, part of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, were honored in a…

Oregon VA expanding Veteran Volunteer program statewide

January 10, 2020 11:55 am KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is expanding its Veteran Volunteer Program statewide after a successful pilot project in three…

Powell Butte Korean War MIA soldier’s remains recovered

December 29, 2019 3:36 pm Barney Lerten

The U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that Army Cpl. Norvin Dale Brockett, a Powell Butte resident who died in…

Powell Butte Korean War MIA soldier’s remains recovered

October 30, 2019 9:43 pm KTVZ

The U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that Army Cpl. Norvin Dale Brockett, a Powell Butte resident who died in…