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Oregon Military Department and National Guard

Agency overview
Headquarters	Salem, Oregon 44°55′26″N 123°00′20″W / 44.923835°N 123.005550°W / 44.923835; -123.005550Coordinates: 44°55′26″N 123°00′20″W / 44.923835°N 123.005550°W / 44.923835; -123.005550
Annual budget	$194,830,661.50 (2018)[1]
Agency executives	Governor Kate Brown, Civilian leadership Major General Michael E. Stencel, Adjutant General of Oregon
Child agencies	Oregon Army National Guard Oregon Air National Guard Oregon State Defense Force
Website	www.oregon.gov/omd/Pages/index.aspx

The Oregon Military Department is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, which oversees the armed forces of the state of Oregon. Under the authority and direction of the governor as commander-in-chief, the agency is responsible for planning, establishing, and enforcing rules and procedures governing the administration, supply, and training of the Oregon National Guard (consisting of the Oregon Army National Guard and the Oregon Air National Guard), when not in the active service of the United States. The Department also maintains all state-owned or leased military facilities, including posts, camps, military reservations, and rifle ranges.

Staff

The adjutant general serves as the administrative director of the Military Department and is the military command officer of the national guard. The Military Council, composed of the adjutant general and six to ten officers of the National Guard, operates as an advisory staff to the governor, in much the same way as the Joint Chiefs of Staff advise the President. The Army and Air wings of the National Guard have proportional representation on the council according to their current total strength.^{[citation needed]}

Structure

The Oregon Military Department is split into the Oregon Army National Guard and the Oregon Air National Guard. The structure of units is listed below.

The Adjutant General and Command Staff, Salem, Oregon

State Agency Directory: Military Department https://dasapp.oregon.gov/statephonebook/display.asp?agency=24800

Oregon Army National Guard Structure

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  Land Component Command and General Staff, Salem, Oregon


• Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) Salem, Oregon


• Recruiting and Retention Command, Salem, Oregon


• Medical Command, Salem, Oregon


• Regional Training Institute (RTI), Umatilla and Monmouth, Oregon


• Oregon Training Command, Warrenton, Adair, Biak, and Umatilla


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  The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) formerly The 41st Infantry Division (United States). The 41 IBCT is headquartered at Camp Withycombe, in Clackamas, Oregon.
  
  
  
  • 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company Springfield
      
    
    
    • Company A, Springfield
    
    
    • Company B, Corvallis
      
    
    
    • Company C, Gresham
      
    
    
    • Company D, Hillsboro
      
    
    
    • G Forward Support Company, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Springfield
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company Ashland
      
    
    
    • Company A, Medford
      
    
    
    • Company B, Klamath Falls
      
    
    
    • Company C, Roseburg
      
      • Detachment 1, Coos Bay
        
      
      
    
    
    • Company D, Grants Pass
      
    
    
    • H Forward Support Company, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Medford
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment (New Mexico Army National Guard) (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Las Cruces)
    
    
    • Company A, Rio Rancho
      
    
    
    • Company B, Rio Rancho
    
    
    • Company C, Las Cruces
      
      • Detachment 1, Rio Rancho
      
      
    
    
    • Company D, Alamagordo
      
    
    
    • 613th Forward Support Company, Las Cruces
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment Headquartered in Washington
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop Vancouver
      
    
    
    • Troop A, Puyallup
      
    
    
    • Troop B, Pasco
      
    
    
    • Troop C, Centralia
      
    
    
    • D Forward Support Company, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Centralia
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Forest Grove
      
    
    
    • Battery A, Portland
      
    
    
    • Battery B, McMinnville
      
    
    
    • Battery C, Portland
      
    
    
    • F Forward Support Company, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Forest Grove
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Clackamas, Oregon
      
    
    
    • Company A (Engineering), Clackamas
    
    
    • Company B (Engineering), St. Helens
    
    
    • Company C (Signal), Clackamas
    
    
    • Company D (Military Intelligence), Clackamas
    
    
    • E Forward Support Company, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Clakamas
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 141st Brigade Support Battalion
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company Portland
    
    
    • Company A, Portland
      
    
    
    • Company B (Ordnance), Portland
    
    
    • Company C (Medical), Portland
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  The 82nd Troop Command Brigade, Clackamas, Oregon
  
  
  
  • HHD 82 Troop Command Brigade, Clackamas, Oregon
  
  
  • 82 Tactical Support Detachment, Clackamas , Oregon
  
  
  • 821 Troop Command Battalion, Salem, Oregon
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 821 Troop Command Battalion
    
    
    • 1186 Military Police Company
    
    
    • 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) Salem, Oregon
    
    
    • 234 Army Band
    
    
    • 1942 Acquisition Team
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 2-641 Aviation 641st Aviation Regiment (United States),Salem, Oregon
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 2-641 Aviation
    
    
    • G/1-189 Aviation
    
    
    • 1/A/1-112 Aviation
    
    
    • 1/B/1-168 Aviation
    
    
    • A(-) 641 Aviation
    
    
    • 3/B/351 Aviation
    
    
    • Detachment 47 Operational Support Aircraft
    
    
    • 1/D/741 Brigade Engineer Battalion
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 1249 Engineer Battalion, Salem, Oregon
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 1249 Engineers
    
    
    • A Forward Support Company (FSC) 1249 Engineer
    
    
    • 224 Engineers (-) (Construction)
    
    
    • 442 Engineers (Construction)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 3-116 Cavalry, La Grande, Oregon
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 3-116 Cavalry
    
    
    • A (Rifle)/3-116 Cavalry
    
    
    • B (Rifle)/3-116 Cavalry
    
    
    • C (Tank)/3-116 Cavalry
    
    
    • D (Tank)/3-116 Cavalry
    
    
    • F(-) 145 Brigade Support Battalion
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 1-82 Cavalry, Bend, Oregon
    
    
    
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT) 1-82 Cavalry
    
    
    • A Troop 1-82 Cavalry
    
    
    • B Troop 1-82 Cavalry
    
    
    • C Troop 1-82 Cavalry
    
    
    • D Troop 1-82 Cavalry
    
    
    • D Company 181 Brigade Support Battalion
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Oregon Air National Guard Structure

• Air Component Command and General Staff, Salem, Oregon

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  173rd Fighter Wing, Klamath Falls, Oregon
  
  
  
  • 173d Operations Group
  
  
  • 114th Fighter Squadron
  
  
  • 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron
  
  
  • 173d Maintenance Group
  
  
  • 173d Mission Support Group
  
  
  • 173d Medical Group
  
  
  
  


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  142nd Fighter Wing, Portland, Oregon
  
  
  
  • 142nd Operations Group
  
  
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    116th Air Control Squadron, Camp Rilea AFTC, Warrenton
  
  
  • 123rd Fighter Squadron
  
  
  • 125th Special Tactics Squadron
  
  
  • 123rd Weather Flight
  
  
  • 142nd Maintenance Group
  
  
  • 142nd Mission Support Group
  
  
  • 142nd Medical Group
  
  
  
  

Funding

Approximately 97 percent (US$382 million) of the funds for the Oregon National Guard are provided by the federal government. This does not reflect the considerably smaller figure of $35.9 million or 9% which is included within the Department's budget. The difference can be accounted for by the fact that troop salaries and wages are paid to them directly by the federal government. Federal funds support 100% of troop training, Defense Department programs, base security and fire protection, and youth programs; 75% of the logistical support for training sites; and most facility, maintenance and supply expenditures of the Air National Guard (averaging 75 to 85% based on a complex and variable schedule).^{[citation needed]}

Role

Oregon National Guardsmen simulate the evacuation of a casualty during a training exercise.

The National Guard Reserve is the only statewide civil defense organization of significant size and provides emergency assistance. It is composed entirely of unpaid volunteers. In the event of a federal call-up of the National Guard sufficient that it cannot fulfill its state role, domestic deployment of the reserve can be ordered. Since 1989 the Oregon National Guard Reserve (ORNGR) is known officially as the Oregon State Defense Force (ORSDF).^[2] The ORSDF 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 its members are employed only within the State of Oregon. It is not subject to any federal orders. Its mission is to provide units organized, equipped and trained in the protection of life or property and the preservation of peace, order and public safety under competent orders of State authorities.^[3]

As of just before the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, 9,268 Oregon National Guard
members had been deployed to Afghanistan (1,691), Iraq (7,048), and the Iraq Southern No Fly Zone (529) since 2002; 20 have been killed in action.^[4]

In April 2015, the Oregon Military Department suspended the Oregon State Defense Force. A spokesman for the OMD stated that the suspension was temporary and the ORSDF would return to active service.^[5] As of February 2019, the force has not been reinstated as promised. Since Oregon law requires the state to maintain the ORSDF at a cadre level during peacetime,^[6] a reinstatement of the force is required in order to reattain compliance with the law.

Facilities

The Military Department is based in Salem, with armories, camps, air bases and other facilities around the state.^[7] The Salem Armory Auditorium next to the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem is rented out as a concert venue, and for shows, conventions, graduations, dances and conferences.^[8][9]

State Armories Directory https://dasapp.oregon.gov/statephonebook/display.asp?agency=24800&division=00150

See also

• Air National Guard


• Camp Adair


• Camp Rilea Heliport


• Camp Withycombe


• U.S. National Guard


• Shepherds of Helmand


• ORNG Service Member and Family Support Services http://oregonmilitaryfamily.org/index.html
  


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References

Further reading

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  "Oregon Military Department – Present Duties". Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2009.
  


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  "Oregon Military Department – Administrative Overview" (PDF). Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2009.
  


• References: Oregon State Defense Force, Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 399.035 2007 edition Chapter 399-Organized Militia

External links

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  Bibliography of Oregon Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
  


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  Oregon Military Department (official website)


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  Oregon State Defense Force (official website)