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Teamwork leads to historic mobilization of Washington Guard
January 19, 2021
Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the Washington National Guard Jan., 17, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., before their departure to Washington, D.C., to support the presidential inauguration. They are among 25,000 Guard members who are in the District of Columbia from all 50 states, three territories and D.C.

Washington National Guard supports Emergency Food Network
January 13, 2021
Washington National Guard Pfc. Trenton Choate packs a food box at the Emergency Food Network warehouse in Fife, Wash., on Jan. 6, 2021. The Guard helped pack more than 8,000 emergency food boxes for residents of Pierce County.

10th Civil Support Team supports COVID-19 response
January 7, 2021
Maj. Wes Watson, commander of the Washington National Guard's 10th Civil Support Team, tests a COVID-19 collection sample in the mobile laboratory on behalf of the Washington Department of Health on Jan. 5, 2021, in Shoreline, Wash.

10th Civil Support Team trains at SeaTac Airport
November 24, 2020
Survey team members from the 10th Civil Support Team conduct a hazardous material detection exercise with the Port of Seattle Fire Department with Washington State Department of Health observers at the Seattle Tacoma International Airport on Nov. 18, 2020. The 10th Civil Support Teams trains for a number of different scenarios alongside civilian first responders.

National Guard will support election in multiple states
November 2, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Rivera, left, and Sgt. Evan M. Ruggiero, both with Charlie Battery, 3-112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, process ballots at the Atlantic County Board of Elections in Mays Landing, N.J., July 7, 2020. More than 100 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers assisted election officials in seven counties during the state’s primary.

Guard responds after wildfires hinder food bank operations
September 29, 2020
Members of the Washington National Guard pack and distribute food at a food bank in Touchet, Wash., May 13, 2020. Washington Air and Army National Guards service members are supporting food banks around the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cyber Shield 2020 tests Washington Guard cyber professionals
September 24, 2020
Ten members of the Washington National Guard, shown at Camp Murray, Wash., Sept. 22, 2020, took part in the Cyber Shield 2020 virtual cybersecurity exercise involving more than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from around the United States.

Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS
September 21, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, adjutant general, Washington National Guard, second from left, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander, Washington Air National Guard, second from right, observe software demonstrations during an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) onramp event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 2-3, 2020.

US, Malaysia conduct virtual Airman-to-Airman talks
September 18, 2020
Royal Malaysian air force Maj. Gen. Mohd Shahada bin Ismail, assistant chief of staff for operation and strategy department at RMAF Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, delivers closing remarks during a virtual Airman-to-Airman talks engagement Sept. 14, 2020. The Malaysian military is a partner with the Washington National Guard under the Guard's State Partnership Program.

National Guard helps fight fires across Washington
September 16, 2020
A Washington Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter loads up a water bucket in a lake near Bonney Lake, Wash., Sept 9, 2020. Washington National Guard flight crews dropped more than 280,000 gallons of water on the Sumner Grade Fire.

319th EOD conducts pre-mobilization training
September 10, 2020
The Washington National Guard's 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company conducts a known bomb-making site inspection training lane at Yakima Training Center during 2020 pre-mobilization training.

Joint promotion ceremony special for Washington Guard family
September 8, 2020
The Derda family following a joint promotion ceremony Sept. 2, 2020, at Camp Murray, Wash. Col. Kristin Derda and Lt. Col. Krystian Derda were able to celebrate their promotions on the same day.

Washington continues State Partnership Program virtually
August 21, 2020
Washington National Guard Maj. Jeff McDonald conducts a virtual exchange with personnel from the port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, Aug. 17, 2020, at the Joint Operations Center, Camp Murray, Wash. The Washington National Guard and Thailand are partners under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Washington Guard continues cybersecurity election support
August 20, 2020
A Washington National Guard member types on a computer. Cybersecurity professionals from the Washington National Guard are assisting the secretary of state’s office to ensure that when a vote is cast in the state, it is counted correctly and accurately.

Air and Army Guardsmen help hikers injured in rockslide
August 4, 2020
Washington Army National Guard helicopter crew members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation, assist 2nd Lt. Darien Konzelman, 194th Intelligence Squadron, with an injured hiker Aug. 2, 2020, near Packwood, Wash. Konzelman was bear hunting with friends when rockslides injured Konzelman and other hikers.

Washington National Guard members support Team Med Surge
July 22, 2020
View of the Team Med Surge Isolation facility that can be set up in rural and smaller towns if medical facilities are overrun with cases.

Washington Guard helps clear unemployment claim backlog
July 16, 2020
Pfc. Calen Massey, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, verifies unemployment data in the Employment Security Department database in Lacey, Wash., June 24, 2020. The Washington National Guard has been helping the state ESD process a backlog of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guard adapts to changing missions during COVID-19 response
July 14, 2020
Sgt. Nikko Ethridge, a cavalry scout with 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, helps a visitor at St. Leo's Food Bank in Tacoma. The Guard has helped process, pack and distribute more than 35 million pounds of food.

Journey to National Guard worth the wait for this specialist
June 26, 2020
Spc. Nicole Ridley, an aviation operations specialist with 96th Aviation Troop Command, talks with a volunteer at the Nourish Food Bank in Lakewood, Wash., June 24, 2020. Ridley is one of 1,100 Washington National Guard members supporting the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington Guard trains for wildfire season amid COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Washington National Guard Pfc. Daria Aleshina digs a fire line during wildfire training on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 13, 2020.