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Washington Guard Hosts Foundation Day to Strengthen Homeland Defense Readiness
February 4, 2026
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, provides opening comments for a Foundation Day event, Jan., 29, 2026, at Camp Murray, Washington.
Washington Guard’s 111th Contingency Response Squadron Holds First Drill
February 4, 2026
Washington Guard Airmen assigned to the 111th Contingency Response Squadron conduct training during the unit’s first scheduled drill weekend Jan. 29, 2026, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
Washington Guard Lifts WWII-Era Bomber for Move to Museum
January 28, 2026
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard, sling loads a PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft from Oak Harbor, Wash., Jan. 21, 2026.
Washington, Oregon Guard Soldiers Inducted Into the Order of the Spur
January 26, 2026
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Englund, a master spur holder assigned to the 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Washington National Guard, inspects a gold spur during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 9, 2026.
Washington Guard Shortens Officer Candidate School by Four Months
January 21, 2026
U.S. Army officer candidates listen on the radio for word from the platoon sergeant to advance their position while taking part in a platoon situational training exercise during Officer Candidate School, or OCS, Phase III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 5, 2025.
Washington Army Guard Officer Earns Jungle Tab
January 8, 2026
1st Lt. Jenner Sapienza poses with the 25th Infantry Division "Lightning Academy" sign following graduation of the U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Course, Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Dec. 19, 2025.
Washington Guard, Thailand Participate in Aviation Exchange
January 6, 2026
Capt. Taylor Payne, Army Aviation Support Facility 2 commander and State Partnership Program aviation liaison, receives a coin from his Royal Thai Army counterpart during the closing ceremonies following an Aviation Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2025.
Washington Guard Participates in Stryker Exchange with Thai Partners
January 6, 2026
Washington Guard members and Royal Thai Army members pose for a group photo during the Stryker Maintainer and Maintenance Manager Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Chon Buri Province, Thailand, Dec. 1–19, 2025.
Washington Guard Trains Partner Agencies in Life-Saving Medicine
December 30, 2025
Instructors from the Washington National Guard's Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center conduct an enhanced tactical medicine course with the Ridgefield Police Department in Ridgefield, Wash., Dec. 11, 2025.
National Guard Responds to Historic Flooding in Western Washington
December 19, 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard fill sand bags in Sedro Woolley, Wash., Dec. 11, 2025
National Guard Mobilizes in Support of Floods in Western Washington
December 11, 2025
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general, Washington National Guard, talks during a news conference with Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Robert Ezelle, director of the Washington Emergency Management Division at the State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray, Wash., Dec. 10, 2025.
Washington Guard's Counterdrug Training Center Prepares to Launch Course
November 21, 2025
The Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System fundamentals training course in December to help law enforcement get ahead of the threat.
Washington Guard Hosts Summit Ahead of World Cup 2026
November 18, 2025
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general, Washington National Guard, talks with attendees during a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or CUAS, Summit in Renton, Wash., Nov. 5, 2025.
Washington Guard Hosts Disaster Response Training with Malaysian Partners
November 14, 2025
A member of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) tosses a water rescue throw bag to a swimmer during swift water rescue training in Spokane, Wash., Sept. 28, 2025.
Washington Guard Continues Strengthening Relationship at Thailand’s Port of Laem Chabang
September 30, 2025
Photo of medical training during a Port Subject Matter Expert Exchange at the Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, August 20, 2025.
Washington Guard Hosts Visit From Royal Malaysian Air Force Deputy Chief
September 16, 2025
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, and Lt. Gen. Nur Hafis bin Abdul Karim, deputy chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, exchange gifts during an office visit Sept. 12, 2025, at Camp Murray, Wash.
Washington Army National Guard Selected for New Mobile Brigade
September 10, 2025
Col. Craig Broyles, commander, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, talks about the Infantry Squad Vehicle with visitors during Exercise Raven Focus at the Yakima Training Center, July 17, 2025.
Washington Guard, Thai Armed Forces Conclude Successful Enduring Partners 25
September 4, 2025
A Royal Thai Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel during air-to-air training from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 116th Air Refueling Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, as part of Enduring Partners 2025 above Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Aug. 25, 2025.
Enduring Partners 2025 Fosters Interoperability, Readiness for Washington Guard, Thailand
August 19, 2025
U.S. and Thai service members launched the third annual Enduring Partners exchange on August 17, 2025 at Korat Air Force Base, Wing 1 in Lopburi, Thailand.
Washington Guard, U.S. Army Reserve Conduct Helocast Training in the Pacific Northwest
August 15, 2025
Members of the Washington Army National Guard, Oregon National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, participated in Helocast training on the Columbia River, Troutdale, Ore., Aug. 8, 2025.