Oregon Guard to keep own commanders in Iraq
By Associated PressALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Oregon National Guard troops now training for duty in Iraq will remain under their own commanders instead of being split up and attached to other units. Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Friday that the Department of Defense has reversed an earlier order. The military had originally ordered the members of the Oregon brigade to be broken up into more than 20 smaller units and attached to other active Army brigades under different commanders. But Wyden wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates last September protesting the order and arguing the benefits of keeping the 41st under their Oregon commanders. The Oregon Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Brigade has nearly 3,000 troops now training at Fort Stewart, Ga. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. |
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February 9, 2012
- Roseburg, Oregon
