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Washington Guard Snipers Train with Counterparts Overseas
October 19, 2022
Staff Sgt. Chris Smith fires from a hasty kneeling position during the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia International Sniper Competition at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Nov. 16, 2021. The LISC was created to bring sniper teams from across NATO together to share knowledge and engage in challenging, friendly competition.
10th Homeland Response Force Guardsmen Cover CBRN Basics
October 12, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, don advanced chemical protective garments during an introductory course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear responder basics on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. The two-day course was taught by decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Force.
Alaska, Washington National Guard Join Exercise Gobi Wolf
September 7, 2022
Brig. Gen. Tracy Smith, commander of the Alaska Air National Guard, spoke about the 20-year partnership between the Alaska National Guard and Mongolian government during the opening ceremony for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 5. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise with field training exercises in hazmat response, mass medical care and search and rescue.
Wash. Guardsman Helps Strengthen Partnership with Kingdom of Thailand
August 16, 2022
Maj. Joel Johnson, Bilateral Affairs Officer in the Kingdom of Thailand talks with one of his Royal Thai Army counterparts during a State Partnership Program Exchange on July 31, 2022.
Washington Guard’s Civil Support Team Trains with Partners
July 6, 2022
Washington National Guard Staff Sgt. Jordan Cowart, 10th Civil Support Team, awaits decontamination following entry into a training lane in Bellevue, Wash., June 16, 2022. The 10th CST trained with the FBI, the Bellevue Fire Department and the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.
Washington Guard MPs Train on Law Enforcement Skills
June 28, 2022
Washington National Guard Soldiers from the 506th Military Police Detachment conduct tactical medical training June 15, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 21, 2022
U.S. Army and Malaysian Army personnel plan operations against a fictitious enemy during the eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 12, 2022. Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Cybersecurity
June 21, 2022
Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Manuel Robledo, deputy G6, briefs members of the Idaho Courts information technology team June 15, 2022, at the Idaho Supreme Court. A team of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assessed the court’s cybersecurity as part of the Cyber Discovery exercise in Boise, Idaho, June 4-18.
Hawaii Air Guard Cyber Team Honored for Cyber Defense Work
June 17, 2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elijah Lincoln, center, is awarded an achievement medal May 14, 2022, at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, for standing up the Hawaii National Guard’s first Cyber Mission Assurance Team. With him are U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi Jr., Hawaii Army National Guard commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Hayase.
National Guard Members Conduct Innovative Readiness Training
June 10, 2022
Air National Guard Airman First Class Cabrera, 124th Civilian Engineer Squadron, smooths out gravel as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen.
National Guard Supports Armed Forces of Ukraine
June 8, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, and California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis watch a demonstration of tactical equipment during a visit to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, Sept. 2, 2021. The California National Guard and Ukraine have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.
Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 6, 2022
Participants in the eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise pose for a photo during the opening ceremony in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 6, 2022. Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Guard, Royal Thai Army Take Part in Stryker Leaders' Course
June 2, 2022
Staff Sgt. Travis Mattoon, Stryker Leaders Course instructor from 1st Battalion, 205th Regional Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard, instructs Royal Thai Army officers on the remote weapons system of a Stryker combat vehicle.
Guard civil support teams conduct WMD training exercise
May 2, 2022
U.S. Army Capt. Russ Reed checks the protective equipment of Staff Sgt. Jerico Witte as members of the South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team and the Rapid City Fire Department conduct annual hazardous material training in Rapid City, S.D., April 29, 2021.
Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership
March 23, 2022
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, with members of the Kingdom of Thailand military in Thailand March 1, 2022. The Washington Guard and Thailand have been partners under the State Partnership Program for 20 years.
Washington Guard helps out at veterans’ homes, prisons
March 16, 2022
Air Force Capt. Geneva Hoskins-Dorsey, 194th Medical Group, Washington Air National Guard, poses for a photo at the Veterans Home in Port Orchard, Washington, March 9, 2022. Hoskins-Dorsey was the officer in charge of the Port Orchard facility as members of her team helped veterans' home employees by answering resident call lights and non-clinical requests and performing COVID screenings.
Washington National Guard members help hospitals
January 24, 2022
Staff Sgt. Melinda Grounds, a medic with the 141st Medical Group and a registered nurse in Idaho, goes through a questionnaire with a visitor to the mass vaccination site at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Wash., Jan. 28, 2021. About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21, 2022, to assist at hospitals across the state..
Washington National Guardsmen prepare to deploy to Poland
January 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Matt Braddock, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, talks with his Soldiers before they depart Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 5, 2022. More than 100 Guard members are deploying to Poland in support of the NATO-enhanced Forward Presence mission.
Washington National Guard members respond to flooding
January 12, 2022
Members of the Washington National Guard respond to flooding Jan. 7, 2022, in Lewis County, Wash. The Guard members filled sandbags and provided other support.
Washington Guard accomplished many missions in 2021
December 23, 2021
Washington National Guard Sgt. Nathan Smart, a member of B Company, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, observes the water drop zone during water bucket training June 6, 2021, at Joint-Base Lewis McChord.