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SALEM, Ore -- Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, the Adjutant General, Oregon are scheduled to attend two separate mobilization ceremonies honoring units from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team as they prepare for overseas assignments, Sunday Oct. 13, 2019.

The first ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Southern Oregon University’s Raider Stadium in Ashland, Oregon, for Citizen-Soldiers from 1-186 Infantry Battalion and the 141 Brigade Support Battalion, as they prepare to depart to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.

The second ceremony is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the St. Helens High School, Oregon, for Soldiers from Bravo Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion and the 141 Brigade Support Battalion, as they depart for the Middle East.

The two units are part of several deployments that the 41st IBCT are sending to different areas of the world. In total, the 41st is scheduled to mobilize deploy more than 1,600 Oregon service members to five different countries: Djibouti, Jordan, Kosovo, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

The events are open to the public and encouraged to attend for the sendoff.

"These ceremonies offer an opportunity for our communities to show support for not only our service members, but also for our families and employers," said Col. Eric J. Riley, Commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, "we are proud to represent Oregon and the Oregon Army National Guard as we mobilize for overseas missions."

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August 6th, Pvt. Joseph Green member of A Company, 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion protects a road from opposing force attack during the final brigade field training exercise at xCTC 2018 in Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The last fight of xCTC combined all the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s units in a coordinated fight against the opposing force, testing how well the the Brigade could communicate and deploy forces in a combat scenario. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, 41st IBCT Public Affairs)

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Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard practice loading onto a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter as they conduct air assault training August 3, 2018 during a field training exercise known as eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) at Camp Roberts, Calif. The brigade-level field training exercise is designed to certify platoon proficiency across the brigade in coordination with First Army. The XCTC program brings full training resource packages to National Guard and Active Duty Army bases around the country, allowing units to train on their schedule, closer to home, minimizing cost and time away from civilian jobs. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Lena, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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August 5th, Spc. Griffin Lowery a Satellite Communication System Operator with C Company, 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion checks the connection status of the Satellite Transportable Terminal (STT) providing satellite communication for the Command Post during the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) 2018 in Camp Roberts, California. (U.S. Army Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, 41st IBCT Public Affairs)

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Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson (left) and Sgt. Kenneth Hardison, forward observers with 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment, call for indirect fire July 27, 2018 during a field training exercise known as eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) at Fort Irwin, California. The exercise is an instrumented brigade field training exercise designed to certify platoon proficiency across the brigade in coordination with First Army. “This exercise keeps our units trained and ready for federal missions and builds upon the brigade’s training from last year’s Warfighter Exercise,” said Col. Eric Riley, commander of the 41st IBCT. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tyler Meister, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)