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Washington Guard, Thailand Participate in Aviation Exchange
January 6, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Guard members from the Washington National Guard’s 96th Aviation Troop Command conducted an Aviation Subject Matter Expert Exchange, or SMEE, with Royal Thai aviation partners... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s G4 maintenance section led a Stryker Maintainer and Maintenance Manager Subject Matter Expert Exchange, or SMEE, with Royal Thai... MORE

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 — RIDGEFIELD, Wash. – When seconds matter and help is still minutes away, the ability to stop severe bleeding or stabilize a wounded person can mean the difference between life and death. To ensure law... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As rivers overtopped banks and levees failed across western Washington, the Washington National Guard launched one of its largest and fastest flood responses in recent memory,... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As catastrophic flooding continues to cause damage across the state, the Washington National Guard will mobilize up to 300 personnel to help local agencies respond to the ongoing... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As criminals turn to drones to move drugs and support illegal activity, the Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears and drone threats grow more complex, more than 100 public-sector leaders convened in Renton on Nov. 5, for a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or... MORE

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 — SPOKANE, Wash. - The Washington National Guard hosted Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, or SMART, this fall for a domestic response workshop that marked the first... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Four members of the Washington National Guard partnered recently with more than 170 employees from the Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, to continue improving the port’s all-hazard... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington National Guard welcomed a senior delegation from Malaysia as part of its long-standing partnership Sept. 11 – 13 at Camp Murray and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington Army National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team has been selected to take on a new mission and transform to a Mobile Brigade as part of a major U.S. Army... MORE

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 — KORAT, Thailand - Washington National Guard members and Royal Thai Armed Forces successfully concluded the third annual Enduring Partners exchange Aug. 28, following two weeks of intensive training... MORE

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 — KORAT AIR BASE, THAILAND - Washington National Guard and Thai service members launched the third annual Enduring Partners exchange Aug. 17 at Wing 1 in Lopburi, Thailand.The event, built on year-round... MORE

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 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Whether on land, in the air or on water, Guard members train to adapt to any mission. The Washington Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment... MORE

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.

Washington Guard Brigade Trains at Raven Focus 2025
July 28, 2025 — YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash., – More than 1,500 Soldiers with the Washington National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team converged at Yakima Training Center this month for Raven Focus, a... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Meadow Wilkins with Charlie Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, triages a patient during mass casualty training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 20, 2025.

Washington Guard Improves Park Through Innovative Readiness Training
June 30, 2025 — ORTING, Wash. – Washington Army National Guard members are making improvements to a community park while also receiving valuable training that can support domestic and overseas missions.“I believe... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Williamson, right, with the 176th Engineer Company, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, Washington National Guard, is instructing Soldiers in his unit about tongue and groove roof decking for the restroom facility at Charter Park, Orting, Wash, June 19, 2025.

Washington, Malaysia Strengthen Ties at Bersama Warrior 2025
June 18, 2025 — KUANTAN, Malaysia - The 11th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began here with an opening ceremony June 17 with keynote addresses from Malaysian Lt. Gen. Dato’ Zahani Bin Hj Zainal Abidin and U.S. Army... MORE

U.S. and Malaysian Armed Forces service members pose for a group photo during the Bersama Warrior 25 opening ceremony at the Joint Warfighting Center, Kuantan, Malaysia, June 17, 2025. Bersama Warrior is an annual, bilateral joint exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Washington Guard’s CounterDrug Program Supports Tribes
June 10, 2025 — RIDGEFIELD, Wash. - With an opioid and fentanyl crisis devastating tribal communities across the state, the Washington National Guard’s CounterDrug Program (WA CDP) joined forces with tribal leaders,... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer Four Bill Elliott, Tribal Liaison with the Washington Military Department, Sgt. Isaiah Salgado, Sgt. 1st Class Scott Salmon, Washington National Guard Counterdrug Program members pose for a photo with Washington Attorney General Nick Brown at Tribal Opioid/Fentanyl Summit, May 22, 2025 at the Cowlitz Tribe’s reservation in Ridgefield, Wash.

Washington Airman Selected for Direct Commission in Cyber
May 30, 2025 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington – Capt. Isaac Tian, a cyber operations officer with the 262nd Cyber Operations Squadron, is among the first Air National Guard members selected under a newly... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Isaac Tian, a cyber operations officer with the 262nd Cyber Operations Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, analyzes data for evidence of adversary indicators of compromise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 6, 2025.

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March
May 7, 2025 — ELLENSBURG, Wash. - It’s 8 p.m. at the John Wayne Trailhead near the Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds. After a three-hour drive through traffic, Lt. Col. Rob Goertzen, commander of the 341st Military... MORE

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment pose with Col. Josh Barrow, commander, 96th Troop Command, following the 5th annual Central Washington University Army Reserve Officer Training Corp.

New York National Guard Conducted 6,166 Military Funeral Honors in 2025

National Guard Stops Apartment Fire in the District

New Jersey Guard Soldier Saves Her Own Life Using Lessons From U.S. Army Training

Washington Guard Trains Partner Agencies in Life-Saving Medicine

Pennsylvania’s 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Prepares for Deployment