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Washington Guard Joins Exercise with Partners in Malaysia
October 11, 2023
Lt. Col. Khadidja Harrell, a flight surgeon with the 194th Medical Group, poses for a photo with her Malaysian counterpart during the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange Sept. 26-29, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The multilateral military event focused on global health interoperability.
Air Guard Director, Command Chief Visit Enduring Partners 2023
September 22, 2023
Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director, Air National Guard, views the refueling of U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles and Royal Thai Air Force F-16 Vipers from the boom pod alongside Senior Airman Eric Porter, 116th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, near Korat Air Base, Royal Kingdom of Thailand, for Enduring Partners 2023, Sept. 19, 2023. The general and his staff visited to see the State Partnership Program engagement between the Kingdom of Thailand, the Washington and Oregon Air National Guard.
Oregon, Washington Guard and Thailand Train Together
September 14, 2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, and Royal Thai Air Force Group Captain Nat Kamintra, exercise director, shake hands after formally opening Enduring Partners 2023 at Korat Air Base, Kingdom of Thailand, Sept. 11, 2023. The Kingdom of Thailand and the Washington and Oregon Air National Guard will practice aerial refueling and fighter tactics during the exercise.
Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement
July 5, 2023
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, shakes hands with Group Capt. Anurruk Romnarak, Royal Thai Air Force, at Camp Murray, Wash., June 30, 2023, at the final planning conference for an air refueling exercise later this year in Thailand. The Washington Guard and Thailand are partners in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Royal Thai Army Commander Visits Washington Guard Leaders
May 31, 2023
Gen. Narongpan Jittkaewtae, commander in chief, Royal Thai Army, and Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general, share a laugh at the Washington National Guard Museum at Camp Murray, Wash., on May 25, 2023. During the visit to Camp Murray, Jittkaewtae and his staff got a better understanding of the Washington National Guard’s force structure, training and abilities.
Washington Guard Prepares for Hanuman Guardian 23
May 24, 2023
Vehicles from 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington National Guard, sit in the loading bay of a cargo ship as it is being loaded for travel to the Kingdom of Thailand prior to Hanuman Guardian 23 on May 23, 2023, at the Port of Tacoma, Wash.
Washington Guard, Thailand Reinforce Partnership Bond
May 17, 2023
Service members with the Washington National Guard, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and participating nations demonstrate a collapsed building rescue with members of the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Institute during Exercise Cobra Gold 2023 at the Disaster Relief Training Center in Chachoengsao province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2023. At the demonstration, leaders from participating nations discussed how their nations can combine capabilities in response to regional crises.
Washington National Guard Shares Domestic Response Expertise
March 30, 2023
Service members from participating nations and members of the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Institute demonstrate a collapsed building rescue during Exercise Cobra Gold 2023 at the Disaster Relief Training Center in Chachoengsao province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2023. At the demonstration leaders from participating nations discussed how their nations can combine capabilities in response to regional crises.
Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts
March 23, 2023
Washington National Guard Soldiers from Bear Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, with their Royal Thai Army counterparts from 1st Battalion, 21st Mechanized Infantry Regiment, at the completion of training March 13, 2023, in the Kingdom of Thailand. The partners in the State Partnership Program learned how to survive in a jungle as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2023.
Washington Guard, Thai Partners Strengthen Cybersecurity
March 20, 2023
Group photo from Cyber Exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold, March 1, 2023, at Camp Red Horse, U-Tapao, Kingdom of Thailand. Cobra Gold is a Thai-U.S. cosponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
NY 106th Rescue Wing Airmen Played Role in Thai Cave Rescue
September 23, 2022
Tech Sgt Jamie Brisbin (right, red helmet) of the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron who took part as a diver in the 2018 Thai Cave rescue pictured here with Tech. Sgt. John Merchand.
Washington Guard Hosts Multinational Cybersecurity Program
July 20, 2022
The Washington Air National Guard, Royal Thai Armed Forces, Indonesian National Armed Forces and the cyberspace operations professional from the Vietnamese military explored strengthening cybersecurity efforts during a conference at Camp Murray, Wash., July 11-15, 2022.
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, Royal Thai Army conduct aviation exchange
September 14, 2021
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ryan Kennedy, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, trains with his Royal Thai Army counterparts in a Black Hawk simulator, Aug. 31, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The exchange was part of the State Partnership Program, which pairs a state or territory's National Guard with a partner nation to enhance security cooperation around the globe.
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.