PORTLAND, Ore., - Five Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Fighter Wing will assist with the ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
The airmen are scheduled to depart Portland International Airport Feb. 2 via a commercial flight.
The five citizen-airmen are members of the wing's 123rd Weather Flight based here at the Portland Air National Guard Base.
The group will provide weather operations and support at the Port-au-Prince Airport in Haiti, as part of the military task force already in place.
Chief Master Sgt. Jim Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant for the Combat Operations Group, said the Airmen will spend about three months in Haiti providing the task force with weather operations support.
Members of the U.S. military have been assisting with ongoing relief efforts following a series of devastating earthquakes which struck Haiti Jan. 12.
The Oregon Air National Guard has about 2,200 Airmen in the state of Oregon, based at the 142nd and the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore.