The 2nd Chalk of 1249th Engineer Battalion returns to Oregon from their year long deployment to Afghanistan. The group is landing in Salem Municipal Airport in Salem, Ore.
The unit's primary role during their 400-day deployment to Afghanistan was command and control, while providing support for Task Force Gridley
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| Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Cory Larivee, of the 1249 Engineer Battalion, is welcomed home by his family shortly after his unit’s return to the Salem Municipal Airport, in Salem, Ore., Dec. 12. Larivee, of Salem, Ore., and approximately 125 of his fellow Soldiers were part of the second group to arrive on a direct flight to the Salem airport. The first group of 51 Soldiers arrived in Salem on Dec. 8. |
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| A chartered flight is framed by the U.S. Flag, held aloft by ladder trucks from the Salem Fire Department, following the Dec. 12 arrival of the second group of Soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard’s 1249 Engineer Battalion following their 400-day deployment to Afghanistan. The flight landed at the Salem Municipal Airport where family and friends waited to greet them. |
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