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The Oregon Army National Guard is a federally mandated and equipped military organization under the civilian direction of the Oregon Military Department, with the Governor of Oregon as its Commander-in-Chief. It responds to state and national emergencies, military conflicts and natural disasters, and conducts search and rescue operations.
Since 1989 the Oregon National Guard Reserve (ORNGR) is known officially as the Oregon Civil Defense Force (ORCDF). [1] [2] The ORCDF is an all-volunteer militia force under the Oregon Military Department that provides reserve personnel to both the Oregon Army National Guard and the Oregon Air National Guard. It is under state jurisdiction and ...
The Oregon Air National Guard (OR ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Oregon, United States of America.It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Oregon Army National Guard an element of the Oregon National Guard of the United States National Guard Bureau.
Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing, prepare for an afternoon training mission in 2019 at the Portland Air National Guard Base.
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The Oregon elements of the 162nd Infantry were reorganized on 30 June 1919 as the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Oregon National Guard. The regiment was renumbered as the 5th Infantry Regiment on 5 May 1920. Restoring its Federal designation, the regiment was redesignated as the 162nd Infantry Regiment on 7 October 1921 and became part of the 41st ...
With lineage tracing back to 1866, it is the oldest National Guard artillery unit west of the Mississippi River continually serving. Today, its 2nd Battalion (2-218th Field Artillery) is a part of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team and is currently headquartered in Forest Grove, Oregon.
The Oregon Civil Defense Force (ORCDF), formerly known as the Oregon State Defense Force, is the official state defense force of Oregon and one of the three components of Oregon State's organized militia, [2] with Oregon's Army and Air National Guard (ORNG) making up the other two. It serves as a state-level military and emergency services ...