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WADS Participates in SPP Engagements in Thailand
March 12, 2025 — BANGKOK, Thailand - The Western Air Defense Sector participated in two simultaneous State Partnership Program events in Bangkok as part of the planning conference for Enduring Partners 2025 and U.S...

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector
December 3, 2024 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command...

Western Air Defense Sector Wraps Up Enduring Partners Exercise
June 11, 2024 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Airmen from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Washington Air National Guard’s 225th Air Defense Squadron participated in a subject matter expert exchange during the...

New Western Air Defense Sector Center Opens
February 1, 2024 — JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. - The Western Air Defense Sector celebrated the opening of its new Agile Operations Center on Jan. 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the...

WADS Airmen Share Knowledge with Royal Thai Air Force Partners
April 5, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - As the Washington National Guard’s State Partnership Program continues to evolve in its 21st year with the Kingdom of Thailand, the Airmen of the Western Air Defense Sector...

Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS
September 21, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A small Washington Air National Guard unit has become a key player for Air Force acquisitions in the evolution of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)...

WADS Airman sews 150 masks for Alabama hospital workers
May 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A Washington Air National Guard member from the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) sewed 150 protective cloth masks and sent them to a hospital in Alabama. Staff Sgt...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future