It appears that the 300 California National Guard troops held over at Joint Forces Training Base following the recent demobilization, as reported by the Event News-Enterprise (a sister newspaper of the Sun), are at the center of a growing controversy over their deployment to the city of Portland, Oregon.
According to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oregon officials, the troops involved have been deployed; however, as of editorial deadline the ENE was awaiting confirmation directly from military officials.
Media reports include confirmation from the Oregon Department of Justice that 100 of the 300 National Guardsmen who have arrived in Portland were deployed from the JFTB in Los Alamitos. Their release did acknowledge that these National Guards had received special training to qualify them for this mission…