More Oregon Guard to Be Deployed

Oregon National Guard soldiers are headed to Afghanistan for a year long deployment in November. 170 soldiers with the 1176th Military Police Company based out of Salem received a mobilization order for duty in Afghanistan to support “Operation Enduring Freedom.” Captain Stephen Bomar says their primary mission will be to provide convoy and base security. The unit previously served at Guantanamo Bay and also in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.