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Washington Guard, Malaysia Partners Focus on Logistics Exchange
August 11, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Two Washington Army National Guard Soldiers traveled more than 7,000 miles this summer to share technical expertise with their Malaysian counterparts, strengthening one of the...

Oklahoma, Guam National Guardsmen Sharpen Combat Skills
July 21, 2026 — KOTA BELUD, Malaysia – Oklahoma and Guam National Guardsmen sharpened their warfighting skills alongside Malaysian forces during a force-on-force training exercise using the Multiple Integrated Laser...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Partners Gather for Bersama Warrior
July 6, 2026 — KUANTAN, Malaysia – The Washington National Guard and the Malaysian Armed Forces have ended the 12th iteration of Bersama Warrior, a bilateral, U.S. Army Pacific-led joint exercise held at the Joint...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Partnership at Security Summit
June 24, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A group of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, experts from the Washington National Guard and the National Guard Bureau played a key role in the 3rd...

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...

Oklahoma National Guard Participates in Exercise Keris Strike
August 6, 2025 — LUMUT, Malaysia – Oklahoma National Guard members took part in a historic exercise when they showcased the precision firepower of the U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, for...

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...

Washington Guard Engages with Thai and Malaysian Partners
December 12, 2024 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Washington Air and Army National Guard noncommissioned officers visited Thailand and Malaysia Dec. 1-5 to strengthen military ties and share best practices.This...

Special Ops Detachment - Pacific Takes Top LEAPFEST Honors
August 9, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - A team from Special Operations Detachment – Pacific took top honors during Leapfest 2024, the largest military parachuting competition of its kind, at North Kingstown, Rhode...

Malaysia, Washington Guard Strengthen Partnership at Bersama Warrior 2024
June 6, 2024 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The 10th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 1 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Borchers, director...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Conduct Air Assault Exchange
May 31, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - A recent engagement with Malaysia has laid the foundation for future State Partnership Program exchanges between the Special Operations Detachment Pacific, the 1161st Rigger...

Washington Air Guard, Malaysia Sign Sister Squadron Pact
March 1, 2024 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, and Brig. Gen. Azman bin Jantan, the deputy assistant chief of staff operations...

Washington Guard Joins Exercise with Partners in Malaysia
October 11, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Nine Washington National Guard members from the 194th Wing and Medical Command participated in the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept...

Malaysia, U.S. Strengthen Ties at Bersama Warrior Exercise
June 6, 2023 — KUANTAN, Malaysia - The ninth annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 6 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Johan Deutscher, director of the...

Washington Guard, Thailand Reinforce Partnership Bond
May 17, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - For more than 20 years, the Washington National Guard has watched its partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand grow and mature through countless conversations, exchanges and...

Air Guard Leaders Visit Fallen Malaysian Officer’s Family
April 27, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - While visiting Camp Murray in November 2021, Royal Malaysian Air Force Col. Hasnol Hisham Abu Hassan died after a medical emergency. His sudden death shocked his friends and...

Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 21, 2022 — KUANTAN, Malaysia – The Washington National Guard and Malaysian armed forces conducted the joint Bersama Warrior 2022 exercise in June.Command post exercises like Bersama Warrior strengthen the...

Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 6, 2022 — KUANTAN, Malaysia – The eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 6 with a ceremony presided over by First Admiral Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor, Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters...

US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic
November 23, 2021 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – In March 2020, members of the Washington National Guard were deep into the Bersama Warrior staff exercise with their counterparts in the Malaysian Armed Forces in...

Washington Guard, Malaysia renew face-to-face partnership
November 18, 2021 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – When building relationships with a new partner, body language and casual conversations are just as important as the information shared. That’s why there was added excitement about...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response