Video by Maj. Wayne Clyne
Oregon Guard Battalion Fires Final Tank Rounds Before Infantry Transition
Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office
July 30, 2025 | 3:13
The Oregon Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment conducted their final tank gunnery during Annual Training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, July 27-31, 2025, before transitioning from an armored to infantry unit. The historic last round ceremony on July 30 allowed mechanics and newly trained armor crewmen to fire M1A2SEP tank main guns for their first and final time, marking the end of the Eastern Oregon battalion's current armored mission. The unit, which traces its lineage to 1888 militia cavalry companies, will officially transition to infantry in September 2025 as part of the Army's broader Transformation in Contact initiative.
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Edwards AFB COVID-19 Vaccine Center

 

What:   Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech)  Fact Sheet: www.cvdvaccine.com                             

•Primary Series (2 doses) – for all 12 and older
•3rd dose (28 days after 2nd dose) – for Immunocompromised
•Booster dose (6 mo after final dose)–
•For anyone 65 and older
•For 18-65 y.o. with high risk medical condition or high risk for exposure
•Pediatric doses (5-11 y.o.) – pending, will be available via primary care provider

Where: Main MDG campus, Bldg 5525, 30 Nightingale Road

When:  By appointment. Sign up at https://health.mil/dap.html

•Walk in available during operating hours

Who:    All AD/Beneficiaries/DoD & NAF Employees

 

OFF-BASE: Free and readily available to everyone at all pharmacies/vaccine centers

•To find a location near you: Text your ZIP CODE to GETVAX (438829) or VACUNA (822862)
•Or visit Vaccines.gov or Myturn.ca.gov

 

•For AD/Reservists/Beneficiaries – bring in documentation to Vaccine Center or email it to

 usaf.edwards.412-mdg.list.covid-clinic@mail.mil

For Digital Vaccine Record Request:

If you got your COVID-19 vaccine through the state, public health department or pharmacy, you may be able to request a Digital Vaccine record through the California Immunizations Registry (CAIR) by visiting https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

If you got your COVID-19 vaccine through the 412th MDG/Edwards AFB, you may request your record be sent to CAIR in order to obtain a Digital Vaccine Record, using the following steps:

1. Log into MHS Genesis Patient Portal (use DS Login or CAC card): https://patientportal.mhsgenesis.health.mil/

2. Send a message to “USAF EDWARDS PHARMACY COMMUNICATION” with phone number and/or email to associate with your vaccine record request.

3. Wait for a reply to your message before requesting through CAIR site (above). 

**Note – it is taking a few weeks to process requests due to overwhelming numbers and backlog. This is a manual data entry push, so please be patient.

Related Websites:

1. Vaccine Safety: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety.html

2. Vaccine Booster information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html

3. Link for Parents on COVID vaccine from AAP: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/The-Science-Behind-the-COVID-19-Vaccine-Parent-FAQs.aspx