(Portland, OR) -- The Oregon Air National Guard will be the first unit to put the new F15 EX Eagle 2 fighter jet into operation. Members of the unit visited the plant in Missouri that's building the jets. It'll be several months before the jets arrive in Portland, but they say it's significant that Oregon was chosen to be the first unit to fly the planes. The Air Force has conducted an Environmental Impact Statement on the jets being located here and they're currently taking public comment.