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Video by Maj. Wayne Clyne
1-186th Infantry Regiment welcomed home after Egypt deployment B-Roll
Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office
Jan. 11, 2026 | 3:04
Nearly 200 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment were formally welcomed home Jan. 11 during a demobilization ceremony at South Medford High School. The soldiers returned from a nine-month deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where they served as USBATT 74 with the Multinational Force and Observers mission, supervising implementation of security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace. Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, presided over the ceremony honoring the unit's service alongside military forces from 14 other nations.
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Mission & Vision

Mission: 
189th IN BDE (CATB) observes, coaches, and trains our ARNG and USAR partners to provide trained and ready units to support combatant commander requirements around the world. O/O, conduct Mobilization and Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) in support of our ARNG and USAR partners to meet combatant commander OPLAN requirements.
Vision: 
Our purpose is to support First Army’s mission to achieve FORSCOM directed readiness and deliver trained and ready NG and RC forces. We accomplish this through partnership with the National Guard and US Army Reserve as FORSCOM’s proponent for the integration of the Army’s Total Force Policy (ATFP) and execution of Mobilization Training Centers (MTC) operations as part of the Army’s LSMO effort.

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