Oregon, My Oregon

Liz Stauffer at LI, Oregon’s Top Military Official Testifies National Guard Will Protect ‘Protesters at ICE Facility’. "Nightly “protests” — often turning violent — outside Portland’s ICE field office have raged for months, with many participants identified as members of Antifa."

In testimony before an Oregon State Senate Veterans and Emergency Preparedness subcommittee last week, Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold, the state’s top military official, told lawmakers that National Guard troops “will be protecting any protesters at the [Portland] ICE facility. That’s my desire.”

With many of these so-called “protesters” linked to Antifa, the general is, in effect, saying that National Guard troops, if deployed, would be protecting members of a group the Trump administration has designated as a domestic terrorist organization.

Asked what role the troops would play if federalized under Title X, Gronewold replied:

I don’t want to speculate on what level of training they will receive or what they will be authorized to perform as far as rules for the use of force. The Title X headquarters will provide that training to them.

It is my understanding, however, that protective crowd control will be one of the things they’re trained on, and I will provide my advice to the Title X commander.

The Oregon National Guard men and women serve two purposes: one, to defend America, and two, to protect Oregonians. So, by serving in this mission, they will be protecting any protesters at the ICE facility. That’s my desire.

Now, to answer your question — “full force” is not a doctrinal term that the Army uses, so I’m not sure exactly what that means, and I don’t want to speculate as to what level of force they will be allowed to use.

LOYALTY? Brigadier General Gronewold of the Oregon National Guard made it clear he believes he has a DUAL duty to protect America and Oregonians – and he believes that includes the Antifa protesters. If federalized he testified that he would protect the insurgents.

Ideally, the Guard would prevent any violence against either ICE or the "protestors" (Antifa), without having to commit too much on their part. However, since the violence is almost solely coming from Antifa, directed at ICE, protecting Antifa from ICE is not really an issue; protecting ICE from Antifa is. 

General Gronewold should be canned by President Trump. According to Grok, Brigadier Generals and above in the National Guard are nominated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate.

The President of the United States nominates general officers (brigadier general and above) for the National Guard, with confirmation by the U.S. Senate. This process is outlined in Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which governs federal military appointments. The National Guard Bureau, a joint activity of the Department of Defense, facilitates coordination between state and federal authorities.

Given that he was raised to the rank of Brigadier General in Dec, 2023, it's safe to note he was nominated by President Autopen.