162nd Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 162nd Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the Oregon Army National Guard with headquarters in Springfield , Oregon . In January 2006 as part of the Army ' s transformation towards a modular force , the 1st Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment was inactivated . Many members continued to serve with the 2nd Battalion and other units within the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team . World War II . At one point in World War II , from 1943 until early 1944 , the 2d battalion of the 162d was commanded by Archibald Roosevelt , the son of 26th US President , Theodore Roosevelt . Present . Members of C Company , 2nd Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment , deployed to Kuwait in February 2000 to provide security for Patriot sites there . The unit was set to replace a National Guard unit from Arkansas who were deployed there . Soldiers from the 1st Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment deployed to Asahikawa , Japan to participate in NORTHWIND 94 to partake in extreme cold weather training . Soldiers from the 1st Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment were deployed on February 14 , 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . Upon arrival in the Middle East , individual companies of the 1st Battalion were then split up , dividing assignments in Kuwait , Iraq , and Saudi Arabia . No casualties were reported , and the 1st Battalion returned in April , 2004 . Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment deployed to Japan to participate in the annual bilateral U . S . - Japan cold weather training exercise NORTHWIND 96 . For this exercise , the soldiers arrived at Camp Obihiro , Japan , on 18 February 1996 , for their annual training mission before moving to the Shikaribetsu Training Area north of Camp Obihiro for the field training exercise . 2nd Battalion was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom twice . 2004 to 2005 and 2009 to 2010 . Prior to this , the unit had deployed to take part in Team Spirit in Korea in 1988 ; to the Naval Amphibious Warfare School , Coronado in 1990 ; and to the Jungle Warfare Center in Panama in 1994 . A Company , 2nd Battalion , 162nd Infantry Regiment , also deployed in 1990 to Scotland and in 1991 to Puerto Rico . A Gold color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure , a fess Gules fimbriated Or between in chief a fasces and in base a giant cactus , both of the last . Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Blue scroll inscribed “ FIRST TO ASSEMBLE ” in Gold letters . The shield is blue for Infantry , the red fess with the gold edges gives the Spanish colors and the red fess and the blue shield give the colors of the Philippine service ribbon . The cactus indicates the Mexican Border service and the fasces from the arms of the French Republic indicates service in France . The distinctive unit insignia approved on 16 May 1925 . It was amended by addition of the word “ giant ” in the description on 29 June 1964 . Azure , a fess Gules fimbriated Or between in chief a fasces and in base a giant cactus , both of the last . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Oregon Army National Guard : On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure , a demi - disc Gules charged with the setting sun with twelve light rays Or ( the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 41st Division ) , behind a beaver sejant Proper . Coat of arms . Blazon . Motto FIRST TO ASSEMBLE . The shield is blue for Infantry , the red fess with the gold edges gives the Spanish colors and the red fess and the blue shield give the colors of the Philippine service ribbon . The cactus indicates the Mexican Border service and the fasces from the arms of the French Republic indicates service in France . The crest is that of the Oregon Army National Guard . Background . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 162d Infantry Regiment on 23 August 1924 . It was amended by addition of the word “ giant ” in the blazonry of the shield on 29 June 1964 .