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MEDIA ADVISORY: Oregon Guard Soldiers Honored At Jan. 11 Demobilization Ceremony In Medford (Photo) - 01/09/26

WHAT: Demobilization ceremony honoring Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment returning from Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt
WHO: Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, The Adjutant General, Oregon, will preside. Nearly 200 Oregon National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Sinai Peninsula will be honored.
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: South Medford High School, 1551 Cunningham Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97501
BACKGROUND: The 1-186th Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Southern Oregon, was mobilized Oct. 20, 2024, and served with the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai Peninsula. While deployed, the unit supervised implementation of security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace. The unit returned to Oregon on Oct. 3, 2025. The 1-186th previously mobilized for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration security, COVID-19 response in Oregon, and overseas operations in the Horn of Africa (2019-2020), Afghanistan (2014-2015), and Iraq (2009-2010).
MEDIA COVERAGE: Media are invited to cover the ceremony. For media coordination and interview requests, contact Lt. Col. Bomar, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Director.
 
Released Photo: 
241020-Z-CH590-1140: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, render a hand salute during the playing of the National Anthem as they take part in their formal mobilization ceremony on October 20, 2024 held on the campus of Southern Oregon University, in Ashland, Oregon. The 1-186th Infantry Regiment has returned from its deployment to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The unit’s primary mission was to oversee the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and to use best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Attached Media Files: 241020-Z-CH590-1140.jpg,

MEDIA ADVISORY: Oregon Guard Soldiers Honored At Jan. 11 Demobilization Ceremony In Medford (Photo) - 01/09/26

WHAT: Demobilization ceremony honoring Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment returning from Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt
WHO: Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, The Adjutant General, Oregon, will preside. Nearly 200 Oregon National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Sinai Peninsula will be honored.
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: South Medford High School, 1551 Cunningham Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97501
BACKGROUND: The 1-186th Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Southern Oregon, was mobilized Oct. 20, 2024, and served with the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai Peninsula. While deployed, the unit supervised implementation of security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace. The unit returned to Oregon on Oct. 3, 2025. The 1-186th previously mobilized for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration security, COVID-19 response in Oregon, and overseas operations in the Horn of Africa (2019-2020), Afghanistan (2014-2015), and Iraq (2009-2010).
MEDIA COVERAGE: Media are invited to cover the ceremony. For media coordination and interview requests, contact Lt. Col. Bomar, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Director.
 
Released Photo: 
241020-Z-CH590-1140: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, render a hand salute during the playing of the National Anthem as they take part in their formal mobilization ceremony on October 20, 2024 held on the campus of Southern Oregon University, in Ashland, Oregon. The 1-186th Infantry Regiment has returned from its deployment to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The unit’s primary mission was to oversee the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and to use best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Attached Media Files: 241020-Z-CH590-1140.jpg,