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Oregon Military Department briefs lawmakers after federal call-up of 200 Guard soldiers; mission to protect federal facilities
Summary
The Oregon Military Department told the Ways and Means public safety subcommittee that 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers were ordered to Title 10 federal service to support US Army North and DHS, assigned to protect federal facilities; the department described training, command arrangements and estimated federal pay costs.
Russell Gibson, government and legislative affairs director for the Oregon Military Department, told the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means — Public Safety Subcommittee on Sept. 30 that the secretary of defense signed a memorandum on Sept. 28 ordering 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers into Title 10 federal service effective immediately.
"The Oregon National Guard mission is to provide those 200 soldiers to US Army North in support of the Department of Homeland Security," Gibson said, and added that the memorandum identifies protecting federal facilities as the mission’s primary focus. He said two companies and a battalion headquarters staff were selected to field the force and that US Army North will provide three days of mission-specific training on crowd…
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