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National Guard helps fight fires across Washington
September 16, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – More than 50 members of the Washington National Guard are helping the Department of Natural Resources battle wildfires. Three hand crews were pulled together Sept. 10 to assist...

319th EOD conducts pre-mobilization training
September 10, 2020 — YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Members of the 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company wrapped up two months of training at Yakima Training Center and are preparing for deployment.“I’m just so...

Joint promotion ceremony special for Washington Guard family
September 8, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Life is full of milestones: graduating from college, getting married, the birth of a child, a promotion at work. Having the chance to celebrate these milestones with your family...

Washington continues State Partnership Program virtually
August 21, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the Washington National Guard to develop new strategies to maintain strong relationships with its partner...

Washington Guard continues cybersecurity election support
August 20, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Casting a ballot is more secure after a long-standing partnership between Washington’s secretary of state and the Washington National Guard.“This is the same type of support we...

Air and Army Guardsmen help hikers injured in rockslide
August 4, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A Washington National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew rescued three people injured following a rockslide Aug. 2 in hilly terrain just south of Mount Rainier. It was a rare...

Washington National Guard members support Team Med Surge
July 22, 2020 — LACY, Wash. – With the number of positive COVID-19 cases still rising, hospitals – especially those in smaller, rural areas – run the risk of running out of bed space, reducing a community’s ability...

Washington Guard helps clear unemployment claim backlog
July 16, 2020 — LACEY, Wash. – As businesses closed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the paychecks people depended on began to vanish. By the end of the first week of the shutdown, the state had received a...

Guard adapts to changing missions during COVID-19 response
July 14, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – While many across the state are returning to work, hundreds of Soldiers and Airmen of the Washington National Guard continue to support the COVID-19 response.Since April, Guard...

Journey to National Guard worth the wait for this specialist
June 26, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – In life, the direct path to achieving dreams is never the easiest. For Spc. Nicole Ridley, the journey to joining the National Guard was worth the 11-year wait.“There was a...

Washington Guard trains for wildfire season amid COVID-19
June 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – As one disaster peaks, another waits on the horizon.While 1,500 members of the Washington National Guard help with the COVID-19 response, another 1,100 were activated...

Washington Guard partners with Quinault Indian Nation
May 27, 2020 — TAHOLAH, Wash. – While adjusting the volume on her walkie-talkie to compensate for a facial mask and the constant drizzle, 2nd Lt. Megan E. Zurliene pauses for a reply over the channel from one of her...

Guard assists state health officials in COVID-19 mapping
May 27, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members are helping state and local health agencies conduct voluntary COVID-19 mapping to track and reduce the spread of the virus.“We are not focused on tracking the...

WADS Airman sews 150 masks for Alabama hospital workers
May 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A Washington Air National Guard member from the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) sewed 150 protective cloth masks and sent them to a hospital in Alabama. Staff Sgt...

Whatever the disaster, Washington Guard answers the call
May 18, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Washington’s landscape forever changed on the morning of May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens unleashed the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. Washington National Guard...

Washington National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
May 15, 2020 — TUMWATER, Wash. – COVID-19 testing was one of the pillars of Gov. Jay Inslee’s recovery plan for Washington. Ensuring that test kits are readily available has been a team effort of the Department of...

Washington National Guard welcomes first RTLI graduate
May 7, 2020 — KENT, Wash. – The first Washington National Guard graduate from the Ranger Team Leader Initiative has been making an impact in 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment.Ranger school is the U.S. Army’s...

Nurses Week Spotlight: Capt. Eve Tanas, 30th ABCT, NC Guard
May 7, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – National Nurses Week began May 6 and ends May 12 – Florence Nightingale’s birthday. To recognize the work of nurses, the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team spotlights U.S. Army...

Chinook helicopter unit set to deploy to Middle East
May 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – While more than 900 Washington National Guard members are supporting the COVID-19 response, one unit is training for a different kind of fight. Deploying isn’t new...

WADS Airmen support Food Lifeline COVID-19 response center
May 4, 2020 — SEATTLE – The Washington National Guard has over 250 Army and Air National Guard members assisting the Food Lifeline COVID Response Center in Seattle by processing, packing and distributing food and...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future