OREGON MILITARY DEPARTMENT
JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, OREGON NATIONAL GUARD
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
230 GEER DRIVE NE.
SALEM OREGON 97308-5047
[image: Seal of the State of Oregon]
29 September 2025
To the Soldiers and Airmen of the Oregon National Guard
SUBJECT: Title 10 Federal Mobilization — A Message to Our Team
By now, many of you have heard that approximately 200 of our service members will be mobilized under Title 10 federal authority for operations in the Portland area. I want to take a moment to speak with you directly about what this means and my expectations.
Yesterday, the Department of Defense requested our support through U.S. Northern Command. The mission is straightforward: protect federal facilities and the federal employees working in them.
I need everyone to understand the command relationship with this particular mission. Once our service members are mobilized under title 10, they are in federal service. They answer to U.S. Northern Command — not to me and not to Governor Kotek. Different authority, and a different chain of command.
I know some of you may have strong feelings about this mission. That’s okay. You are citizens first, but you’re also service members who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution and follow the orders of the President and the Governor. That oath doesn’t come with an asterisk that says, “only when I agree with the mission.” We don’t get to pick and choose. We execute lawful orders with professionalism and honor, period. That’s what sets us apart. That’s what makes us the National Guard.
I also want to be clear with those of you who aren’t mobilizing: this doesn’t diminish our ongoing state mission. We will continue to respond when the Governor calls — whether for wildfires, floods, ice storms, or whatever else Mother Nature or circumstances throw at Oregon. We’re still Oregon’s Guard, and we remain ready to serve our communities. This hasn’t and won’t change.
For those of you who are mobilizing, take care of your families. Have a solid family readiness plan. Use your unit Family Readiness Groups. We have Servicemember Family Support, Chaplain, Legal, and other resources available to help you. Remember, your families need to hear from you, even if you can’t discuss operational specifics. A phone call home matters more than you think.
Communicate with your civilian employers. Link them up with our State Employer Supporter of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee if they have questions about your military commitment. Contact your unit administrator about USERRA protections for your job, if needed.
For everyone, I’m asking you to be smart on social media. Don’t post about unit movements, mobilization details, or operational information. Please don’t get into political arguments online while wearing the uniform or identifying yourself as a member of the Oregon Guard. Understand you represent something bigger than yourself, and the public is watching. Show them the professionalism I know you’re capable of.
I’ll be honest with you — I know this isn’t easy. Some people in Oregon won’t understand or won’t support this mission. Some might even be hostile about it. But we’ve been through tough situations before. We are professionals who do our duties, regardless of how it’s received.
We are the Oregon National Guard — Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen who serve where we live. We’ve been doing this for over 150 years, through wars, disasters, and everything in between. We don’t serve because it’s easy or popular. We serve because it’s our duty and because we took an oath.
To those mobilizing: Execute your mission with honor. Stay focused, stay professional, and stay safe. To those remaining: stand ready. Support your teammates. And keep taking care of Oregon.
We’re in this together.
Always Ready, Always There!
[signature with initials A R G]
Alan R. Gronewold
Brigadier General
The Adjutant General
you’re also service members who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution
This whole thing borders on violating the 3rd. Ammendment, while violating the 10th. Ammendment and 5th. Ammendment. Anything not listed in the Constitution is automatically given to the states. In this case, there’s nothing that says the president can order national guard to deploy on US soil during peacetime.
Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the government to prove someone is guilty of a crime (in this case, illegally crossing the border). ICE is rounding people up and declaring them non-citizens without giving due process where they prove people broke the law.
In other words, you’re full of shit. The Constitution means fuck-all because if your oath was serious, you’d be open firing on ICE and freeing anyone in their custody.
and follow the orders of the President and the Governor. That oath doesn’t come with an asterisk that says, “only when I agree with the mission.” We don’t get to pick and choose.
We hanged people at Nuremberg for giving this same excuse. You always have a conscious and a choice. You’re just choosing to ignore it because you already support Trump’s decisions.
We execute lawful orders with professionalism and honor, period.
…except these aren’t really lawful orders. They’re de-facto lawful because you’re choosing to enforce them. If you chose not to enforce Trump’s order, they would be de-facto unlawful. Laws only exist so long as they can be enforced. By choosing to go along with this charade, you are legitimizing what Trump is doing.
Fuck this guy fucking coward. Reminder: all troops are bastards because they’re just cops in green uniforms instead of blue ones.
Like, he’s right, he and the rest of them did take an oath to obey the constitution. Which is why they should be disobeying this order, and also why the Governor of Oregon should be saying anyone who obeys unlawful orders will be prosecuted.
Full text of the letter
OREGON MILITARY DEPARTMENT
JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, OREGON NATIONAL GUARD
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
230 GEER DRIVE NE.
SALEM OREGON 97308-5047
[image: Seal of the State of Oregon]
29 September 2025
To the Soldiers and Airmen of the Oregon National Guard
SUBJECT: Title 10 Federal Mobilization — A Message to Our Team
By now, many of you have heard that approximately 200 of our service members will be mobilized under Title 10 federal authority for operations in the Portland area. I want to take a moment to speak with you directly about what this means and my expectations.
Yesterday, the Department of Defense requested our support through U.S. Northern Command. The mission is straightforward: protect federal facilities and the federal employees working in them.
I need everyone to understand the command relationship with this particular mission. Once our service members are mobilized under title 10, they are in federal service. They answer to U.S. Northern Command — not to me and not to Governor Kotek. Different authority, and a different chain of command.
I know some of you may have strong feelings about this mission. That’s okay. You are citizens first, but you’re also service members who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution and follow the orders of the President and the Governor. That oath doesn’t come with an asterisk that says, “only when I agree with the mission.” We don’t get to pick and choose. We execute lawful orders with professionalism and honor, period. That’s what sets us apart. That’s what makes us the National Guard.
I also want to be clear with those of you who aren’t mobilizing: this doesn’t diminish our ongoing state mission. We will continue to respond when the Governor calls — whether for wildfires, floods, ice storms, or whatever else Mother Nature or circumstances throw at Oregon. We’re still Oregon’s Guard, and we remain ready to serve our communities. This hasn’t and won’t change.
For those of you who are mobilizing, take care of your families. Have a solid family readiness plan. Use your unit Family Readiness Groups. We have Servicemember Family Support, Chaplain, Legal, and other resources available to help you. Remember, your families need to hear from you, even if you can’t discuss operational specifics. A phone call home matters more than you think.
Communicate with your civilian employers. Link them up with our State Employer Supporter of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee if they have questions about your military commitment. Contact your unit administrator about USERRA protections for your job, if needed.
For everyone, I’m asking you to be smart on social media. Don’t post about unit movements, mobilization details, or operational information. Please don’t get into political arguments online while wearing the uniform or identifying yourself as a member of the Oregon Guard. Understand you represent something bigger than yourself, and the public is watching. Show them the professionalism I know you’re capable of.
I’ll be honest with you — I know this isn’t easy. Some people in Oregon won’t understand or won’t support this mission. Some might even be hostile about it. But we’ve been through tough situations before. We are professionals who do our duties, regardless of how it’s received.
We are the Oregon National Guard — Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen who serve where we live. We’ve been doing this for over 150 years, through wars, disasters, and everything in between. We don’t serve because it’s easy or popular. We serve because it’s our duty and because we took an oath.
To those mobilizing: Execute your mission with honor. Stay focused, stay professional, and stay safe. To those remaining: stand ready. Support your teammates. And keep taking care of Oregon.
We’re in this together.
Always Ready, Always There!
[signature with initials A R G]
Alan R. Gronewold
Brigadier General
The Adjutant General
This whole thing borders on violating the 3rd. Ammendment, while violating the 10th. Ammendment and 5th. Ammendment. Anything not listed in the Constitution is automatically given to the states. In this case, there’s nothing that says the president can order national guard to deploy on US soil during peacetime.
Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the government to prove someone is guilty of a crime (in this case, illegally crossing the border). ICE is rounding people up and declaring them non-citizens without giving due process where they prove people broke the law.
In other words, you’re full of shit. The Constitution means fuck-all because if your oath was serious, you’d be open firing on ICE and freeing anyone in their custody.
We hanged people at Nuremberg for giving this same excuse. You always have a conscious and a choice. You’re just choosing to ignore it because you already support Trump’s decisions.
…except these aren’t really lawful orders. They’re de-facto lawful because you’re choosing to enforce them. If you chose not to enforce Trump’s order, they would be de-facto unlawful. Laws only exist so long as they can be enforced. By choosing to go along with this charade, you are legitimizing what Trump is doing.
Fuck this guy fucking coward. Reminder: all troops are bastards because they’re just cops in green uniforms instead of blue ones.
100%.
Like, he’s right, he and the rest of them did take an oath to obey the constitution. Which is why they should be disobeying this order, and also why the Governor of Oregon should be saying anyone who obeys unlawful orders will be prosecuted.
I bet the Governor has the power to shitcan the head of the state national guard.