The Oregon National Guard Hosts Formal Ribbon-cutting Ceremony For Renovations At The Corvallis Armory (Photo) - 08/20/26

The Oregon National Guard hosts formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for renovations at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard held a formal ribbon-cutting and rededication ceremony on August 20, 2026, to mark the completion of renovations at the Oregon Army National Guard Corvallis Armory.

Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon, presided over the ceremony. Aimee Kotek Wilson, First Lady of Oregon, delivered special remarks to attendees from the Corvallis community at the ceremony.

“For over 130 years, the Oregon National Guard has been part of the Corvallis landscape. Long before this building at 1100 N.W. Kings Boulevard existed, Citizen-Soldiers from this community were already answering the call to serve,” Gronewold said. “When the state and federal government invested in this site in the 1950s, they weren't simply putting up a building. They were making a promise that Corvallis would always have a place to train, gather, and serve.”

In the 1950s, state and federal governments invested in the facility, recognizing Corvallis as vital to Oregon’s strength and preparedness. To reaffirm this commitment, the State of Oregon and federal partners have allocated over $8.8 million to modernize the armory. These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment and the community for the next 25 years.

“Throughout my career, I’ve tried to make sure people affected by decisions have a real voice, whether that meant bringing students to the Capitol or listening to social workers about what would actually help their patients.” Kotek Wilson said. “Today, that same principle matters here. This armory was rebuilt because the community and the Battalion spoke up about their needs, and Oregon responded.”

Following the ceremony, Gronewold and Kotek Wilson toured the armory to view the renovations and meet with Oregon Military Department members and civilian suppliers involved in the upgrades.

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260820-Z-CH590-1130: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon (left),  Lt. Col. Ryon Skiles, 2-162nd Battalion Commander (right), and Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (center), prepare to cut the ribbon at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, during a ceremony highlighting more than $8.8 million in modernization funding for the armory. These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1133 and 1134: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon (left), Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (center), and Lt. Col. Ryon Skiles, 2-162nd Battalion Commander (right), and other dignitaries prepare to cut the ribbon at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, during a ceremony highlighting more than $8.8 million in modernization funding for the armory. These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1135: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon (left),  Lt. Col. Ryon Skiles, 2-162nd Battalion Commander (right), and Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (center), cut the ribbon at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, during a ceremony highlighting more than $8.8 million in modernization funding for the armory. These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1107: The official party, consisting of Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon (center); Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (right); and Lt. Col. Ryon Skiles, 2-162nd Battalion Commander (left), stands for the playing of the National Anthem during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon.  These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1168: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon, delivers formal remarks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon.  These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1227: Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon, delivers formal remarks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon.  These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1144: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon (left), Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (right), review the Architectural designs for the upgrades at the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon.  These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1303: Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General, Oregon, Aimee Kotek Wilson, the First Lady of Oregon (right), and other dignitaries tour the Corvallis Army National Guard Armory following the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon.  These upgrades include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

260820-Z-CH590-1151: The Corvallis Army National Guard Armory as viewed from the south exterior following the ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Aug. 20, 2026, in Corvallis, Oregon. The $8.8 million upgrades to the armory include seismic fortification, energy-efficiency improvements, and expanded training space for soldiers, ensuring the facility will serve the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, and the community for the next 25 years. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)

The Oregon National Guard To Host Ribbon-cutting Ceremony For Renovations At The Corvallis Armory (Photo) - 08/19/26

Oregon Guard Senior Leaders Visit Airmen Fighting Grasshopper Fire (Photo) - 08/17/26

TYGH VALLEY, Ore. — Oregon National Guard senior leaders flew from Salem to the Grasshopper Fire camp aboard an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation, Aug. 17, 2026, to visit Air National Guard members supporting wildland firefighting operations, thanking the airmen for volunteering to fight one of the state's largest active wildfires.

Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, led the visit alongside Brig. Gen. Jenifer E. Pardy, director of the Joint Staff; Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lenora Landwehr, command chief warrant officer; Chaplain (Col.) Jacob Scott, the state chaplain; and Chief Master Sgt. Brent Cavanias, command senior enlisted leader. Jonna Papaefthimiou, resilience officer for Gov. Tina Kotek's office, also joined the visit to meet with the airmen on the governor's behalf.

"This is a big deal for Oregonians, big deal for the Guard, to go out and see National Guardsmen out fighting fire, doing what we're trained to do," Gronewold told the group. "What we're here to do is protect Oregonians and their property, and you guys are doing that."

The Grasshopper Fire had burned more than 90,000 acres and was 47% contained as of Aug. 17. The fire camp supporting the response has grown to approximately 1,800 personnel, with about 1,550 directly engaged in firefighting operations.

Among the airmen Gronewold and the other leaders met with were Senior Airman Colby Shoals and Senior Airman Connor Carlson, both assigned to the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, nicknamed "Chaos," out of the 173rd Fighter Wing. Shoals said the physically demanding work of wildland firefighting fits naturally with the team's usual training.

"It's right up our alley," Shoals said. "What we do day to day at the base, we're already working together out in the field, so it's pretty much another day on the job for us."

Carlson said the team has taken on some of the more physically demanding tasks on the fire line, including carrying water on their backs to perform wet mop-up work.

"We've been able to pick up a lot of those heavier tasks, like carrying a bladder pack on us, so we can do that wet mop-up where it's easier rather than doing dry mop-up," Carlson said.

Shoals said the mission mirrors the teamwork and mutual accountability the airmen already rely on in their day-to-day work.

"Everybody's like a big family there, so everybody has each other's backs," Shoals said. "If somebody looks like they're not doing so well or getting a little tired, everybody's checking on each other."

Released B-Roll Video: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1019106/oregon-guard-senior-leaders-visit-airmen-fighting-grasshopper-fire

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Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, addresses Oregon Air National Guard airmen supporting wildland firefighting operations at the Grasshopper Fire camp near Tygh Valley, Ore., Aug. 17, 2026. From left, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lenora Landwehr, Jonna Papaefthimiou, resilience officer for Gov. Tina Kotek's office, Gronewold and Chief Master Sgt. Brent Cavanias, command senior enlisted leader, joined the airmen during the visit.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, right, shakes hands with Giovanni Carranza, a California smokejumper serving as a crew boss for one of the Oregon National Guard's hand crews, as fellow crew boss Daniel Schroth looks on at the Grasshopper Fire camp near Tygh Valley, Ore., Aug. 17, 2026. Crew bosses work closely with fire resource advisors to direct where Guard hand crews are employed each day.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, fist-bumps an Oregon Air National Guard airman while visiting hand crews supporting wildland firefighting operations at the Grasshopper Fire camp near Tygh Valley, Ore., Aug. 17, 2026.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Chief Master Sgt. Brian Brown, 173rd Fighter Wing, briefs Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, on hand crew employment using an operations map at the Grasshopper Fire camp near Tygh Valley, Ore., Aug. 17, 2026.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon National Guard senior leaders join Oregon Air National Guard hand crews, California smokejumpers and Oregon Department of Forestry personnel for a group photo at the Grasshopper Fire camp near Tygh Valley, Ore., Aug. 17, 2026.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Oregon Guard Helicopter Crew Trades Saving Lives For Saving Homes On Hagen Fire (Photo) - 08/14/26

Oregon Air National Guard Hand Crews Continue Wildfire Fight At Grasshopper Fire (Photo) - 08/09/26

Oregon Air National Guard Hand Crews Activated To Fight Grasshopper Fire (Photo) - 08/07/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard activated 44 Airmen Aug. 7, 2026, to support wildland firefighting on the Grasshopper Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest, marking the first time in the organization's history that Air National Guard personnel have led the state's ground firefighting response.

"The Oregon National Guard embodies the very best of Oregon – service, solidarity, and an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities,” said Governor Tina Kotek. “This activation today reflects our shared resolve to stand together this wildfire season and safeguard the people and places we love."

Two 22-person hand crews, one from the 142nd Wing at Portland Air National Guard Base and one from the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, mobilized today at Anderson Readiness Center in Salem before heading to a fire camp near the Warm Springs area, though the exact location may shift as the fire's footprint changes.

Col. Ryan Barton, deputy commander of the Oregon Joint Domestic Operations Command, said the Oregon Department of Forestry requested the additional ground teams after its own firefighting resources were nearly exhausted.

"Every year it's a really unique thing for the partnership between Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon National Guard to make sure that we're there to be ready to assist when needed," Barton said. "This year is really unique also because normally we'll have the Army ground teams go out first, but the Oregon Air National Guard is the first two teams out the door."

Barton said the mission is expected to last 14 days, with two additional Air National Guard teams on standby if the fire requires further support, followed by Army National Guard ground teams if the mission continues to grow.

As of Aug. 7, approximately 80 Oregon National Guard members were activated in support of the state's wildfire response, including one HH-60M helicopter supporting search and rescue medevac operations, two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters flying water bucket missions. Those aircraft have completed 237 water bucket drops, delivering approximately 256,150 gallons of water on Oregon wildfires.

Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's Adjutant General, addressed the departing Airmen before they left for fire camp, calling the moment a significant one for the state.

"This is one of the worst fire seasons Oregon's had in a long time," Gronewold said. "People are losing their homes and their property, and you are going out there to help protect those Oregonians, protect our citizens, and that's part of our job."

Gronewold said the mission reflects a new milestone for the organization.

"This is huge for Oregon citizens to see their National Guard going out and fighting wildland fires," Gronewold said. "It's probably the first time ever that the Air National Guard has led the way on hand crews. Thank you to both wings for stepping up and doing this."

Command Chief Master Sgt. Brent Cavanias, Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Oregon National Guard, told the Airmen their work carries weight beyond the fire line.

"Your presence out there is reassuring to Oregonians," Cavanias said. "There's high confidence and trust in the National Guard, and what you do out there is important."

Released B-Roll Video: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1018025/oregon-air-national-guard-hand-crews-activated-fight-grasshopper-fire

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Oregon Air National Guard airmen with the 142nd Wing and 173rd Fighter Wing arrive by charter bus at Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore., Aug. 7, 2026, to begin Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration ahead of deploying as part of two 22-person hand crews supporting wildland firefighting efforts on the Grasshopper Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Jon Hotchkiss welcomes Oregon Air National Guard airmen to a State Active Duty personnel briefing during Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration at Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore., Aug. 7, 2026, ahead of their deployment to support wildland firefighting efforts on the Grasshopper Fire.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Barton, deputy commander of the Oregon Joint Domestic Operations Command, addresses Oregon Air National Guard airmen before a State Active Duty personnel briefing during Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration in Salem, Ore., Aug. 7, 2026, ahead of their deployment to support wildland firefighting efforts on the Grasshopper Fire.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, Oregon's adjutant general, holds up two fingers to signify the two hand crews activated Aug. 7, 2026, while explaining to Oregon Air National Guard airmen how additional Air and Army Guard crews would be composed if further support is needed, during a State Active Duty personnel briefing in Salem, Ore.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon Guard Trains Near White City, Gives Community A Hands-on Look At Aug. 1 Event (Photo) - 08/06/26

WHITE CITY, Ore. — Dozens of Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers spent four days training at the Salt Creek Training Area here, July 30 to Aug. 2, 2026, and opened part of that training to the public Aug. 1, giving local recruiters and interested young adults a firsthand look at what a day of Army training looks like.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment worked through weapons training, land navigation and small-unit drills in preparation for a demanding Army skills competition next year that tests Soldiers on core combat tasks. Because part of that training involved firing blank ammunition, the Oregon Military Department brought in wildland firefighters from Camp Rilea to stand by throughout the week as an added safety measure.

The Aug. 1 community event let visiting recruiters, students in the Guard's Recruit Sustainment Program and other interested young adults try out some of the same training the Soldiers had been running all week, including hands-on time with several Army weapons systems.

"This event was a great opportunity for future Soldiers to get hands-on training from Soldiers they will serve alongside in the future," said Sgt. 1st Class Erik Andreason, an Oregon Army National Guard recruiter based in Medford. "Some of the NCOs running the lanes were my enlistments over the last few years, some even graduated from the same high schools as the Soldiers enlisting now. They've grown into NCOs and officers, and now the Soldiers I enlisted are going to be responsible for raising the next generation of local troops."

The battalion closed out the training period Aug. 2 with a road march along the Bear Creek Greenway in Medford.

Jeremy Carver, the Oregon Military Department's deputy director of installations, said bringing in fire coverage for the training was simply part of looking out for the surrounding community.

"I called 1SG Warren to get the details and coordinated our fire coverage to prevent a wildfire from starting," Carver said.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mychal Taylor, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, instructs Oregon Military Department wildland firefighters as they fire M249 Squad Automatic Weapons loaded with blank ammunition for familiarization at the Salt Creek Training Area near White City, Ore., July 31, 2026.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Recruit Sustainment Program members and Guard for a Day participants practice hand-and-arm signals during a class with 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, at the Salt Creek Training Area near White City, Ore., Aug. 1, 2026.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamen Rubio, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, instructs Giovanni Gonzalez, a Guard for a Day participant from Roseburg, Ore., on how to operate the M240 machine gun during training at the Salt Creek Training Area near White City, Ore., Aug. 1, 2026.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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From left, Jordan Chandler, Matthew Kaye and Cotton Twonames, wildland firefighters with the Oregon Military Department, hold hand tools used to construct firelines at the Salt Creek Training Area near White City, Ore., Aug. 1, 2026.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

Oregon Guard Aircrews Begin Water Bucket Missions On Eastern Oregon Wildfires (Photo) - 07/30/26

PENDLETON, Ore. — Two Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters began water bucket operations July 29, 2026, in support of wildland firefighting efforts on the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, part of a broader Oregon National Guard response to the state's 2026 wildfire season.

As of July 29, the Hagen Fire had burned approximately 33,504 acres and was 3% contained, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Aircrews completed 44 water bucket drops that day, delivering approximately 50,070 gallons of water on the fire.

The aircraft are flying out of Army Aviation Support Facility #2 in Pendleton, home to the Oregon Army National Guard's CH-47 fleet, after the unit received its State Active Duty activation order and completed Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration July 28.

"Currently, we're activated on state active duty for forest fires, and we just got the activation yesterday," said Maj. Taylor Fry, operations officer for Army Aviation Support Facility #2. "We have two CH-47s and crews that are out fighting these fires, along with two Black Hawks ... conducting those water bucket drops for those forest fire activities to support our local community, to save land, to save livestock and to save homes."

Fry said coordination with the Oregon Department of Forestry and partner agencies has been close, aided this year by fire management support from California.

"We work very well with them and have for many years," Fry said. "We have a couple of representatives from Cal Fire up here this year, helping us out with our helicopter management and coordination with them ... We get our missions from them. We get our guidance from them, and they use us as best they can to support their mission."

Behind every aircraft in the air is a maintenance team working to keep it there. Staff Sgt. Amanda Hickman, an aircraft systems supervisor at AASF #2, oversees the ground crew responsible for keeping the Chinooks flight-ready, including the water buckets themselves.

"There's a lot that goes into making sure that our buckets are operational," Hickman said. "The mechanics spend a lot of time making sure that all of our faults are minimized the best that we can. I do a little bit of production control, so a lot goes into verifying how much time I have available on each aircraft, and then setting priorities for which aircraft can fly and how many hours each aircraft can fly."

Hickman, who has served in the Oregon Army National Guard for 20 years, said aircraft turnaround time depends heavily on parts availability, and keeping it fast is one of the least visible but most demanding parts of the mission.

"I like that the National Guard is being used for something to help our community, and so if I can play a part in helping the community, that's what I want to do," she said.

Once a Chinook is airborne, its crew chief takes on responsibility for the bucket itself. Sgt. Isaiah Torres, a Chinook crew chief, said the process starts well before the aircraft ever reaches a fire.

"It's almost the same as for any other flight, except you have to get the bucket ready," Torres said. "We get our bucket staged ... inspect the bucket, make sure valves are good. We do an op check before we actually take the bucket to the target site."

In flight, Torres said two crew members work in the back of the aircraft to guide the pilots over the fire and monitor the load.

"Once that bucket's over that fire, I release the trigger on a handle. Water dumps, water's away," Torres said. "We go back to the dip site. We get more water. Simple as that."

Torres, who has served as a crew chief for two years, said the mission carries a sense of purpose that training flights don't.

"It's better than just training flights. I think we're actually doing our job, which I enjoy," Torres said. "I've never been in a helicopter before the Army, so it's a pretty cool experience."

Fry said the biggest challenge of sustaining the mission isn't equipment or coordination, but people, Oregon Army National Guard members balancing the activation with civilian jobs and families during peak summer months.

"It takes our citizen Soldiers away from their full-time jobs and their families," Fry said. "But the best part about this organization is that everybody is willing to do that, and everybody is willing to give up their summers and their time to come and support this mission to support the state."

Fry added that the Guard members flying and maintaining the aircraft are, in many cases, the same people Oregonians see every day.

"These people are your neighbors. They're your friends," Fry said. "They're out here supporting you, supporting the state, and supporting our interests to keep the state safe and beautiful."

Gina Miner, Assistant Area Director for Oregon Department of Forestry's Eastern Oregon Area, said aircraft are expected to continue supporting firefighting efforts as long as they are needed, which will be based on conditions on the ground.

Oregon National Guard Adds Firefighting Aircraft To Wildfire Response (Photo) - 07/28/26