Former WV Guard infantryman here. We were absolutely trained for this. Relations between the staties and the guard must be great in Oregon right now lol! A lot of the time guard soldiers are LEOs/first responders in day to day life. States are all different so I don’t wanna weigh in too much, but I’d say the real reason is money and optics.

Former WV Guard infantryman here. We were absolutely trained for this. Relations between the statues and the guard must be great in Oregon right now lol! A lot of the time guard soldiers are LEOs/first responders in day to day life. States are all different so I don’t wanna weigh in too much, but I’d say the real reason is money and optics.