Salem, Ore. -The additional 250 Oregon National Guard members activated to assist with ongoing firefighting are in training right now.
They are set to be finished tomorrow, and will go to the fire lines in Eastern Oregon on Sunday.
The group is made up of Citizen-Airmen from the 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland, the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, and Citizen-Soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
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