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Washington Guardsman Supports Wildfire Recovery at Home
August 17, 2026 — SPOKANE, Wash. – As wildfires spread across Spokane and Stevens counties Aug. 1, threatening homes and forcing residents to evacuate, Washington Army National Guard Sgt. Keegan Tarbell watched the...

Washington Guard Builds Readiness With New Executive Officer Course
April 15, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington Army National Guard launched its inaugural Executive Officer Course April 11–12, equipping junior officers with the skills and clarity needed to strengthen...

Washington Army National Guard Prepares for Enduring Partners
August 15, 2025 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - In preparation for Enduring Partners 2025 in Lop Buri, Thailand, soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General...

Washington Army Guard Trains in Water Bucket Operations
July 2, 2025 — PUYALLUP, Wash. - To prepare for wildfire season, aviation crews from the Washington Army National Guard have been working to become certified in water bucket operations, completing as many...

Washington Guard, Singapore Team Up for Tiger Balm 2025
May 30, 2025 — SINGAPORE – Washington Army National Guardsmen traveled to Mandai Hill, Singapore, this month to participate in exercise Tiger Balm 2025. It was the 44th iteration of the bilateral exercise between...

Army Guard Recognizes Top Recruiting, Retention Soldiers
March 28, 2024 — HOUSTON – More than 40 Soldiers in pristine World War II-style Army green dress uniforms lined the wall of a hotel ballroom as Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, recognized...

Cobra Gold 24 Brings Washington Guardsman Back to Roots
March 5, 2024 — CAMP RED HORSE, Thailand – Sgt. 1st Class Sotheara Chum has spent time as a Green Beret and an Army Ranger, with deployments worldwide. This time, Chum is training in Thailand at Exercise Cobra Gold...

Washington Army Guard to get new Firefighting Unit
September 28, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Beginning next fiscal year, the Washington Army National Guard will have a new unit primarily focused on firefighting. “The addition of engineer firefighting teams will provide...

Army Warrant Officers Continue Legacy of Technical Expertise
July 7, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army Warrant Officer Corps turns 105 this year. On July 9, 1918, the Army created the Army Mine Planter Service as part of the Coast Artillery Corps, forming the warrant officer...

Royal Thai Army Commander Visits Washington Guard Leaders
May 31, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The commander in chief of the Royal Thai Army visited leaders of the Washington National Guard in a State Partnership Program exchange May 25.“I made plans to come four years ago,...

Washington Guardsman Chases Dream of Becoming Police Officer
May 10, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Born in a city of 10 million people, Lin Lin could have followed the crowd and put his dreams on the back burner. “I was born in Qingdao, China, and I came to the states in 2002,”...

Washington National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 21, 2022 — LEAVENWORTH, Wash. – A Washington Army National Guard medical flight crew from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, hoisted an injured hiker out of a heavily wooded area near Leavenworth...

Washington Guard Member Makes History at Sapper Leader Course
July 25, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Spc. Lillyanne Clarke didn’t let second-guessing stop her from making history.As a 19-year-old female combat engineer with the 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker...

Washington Guard Aircrew Honored for Actions in Afghanistan
July 15, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – On the night of Nov. 20, 2020, high above the southern desert of Afghanistan, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Schwend and his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew found themselves in a...

Washington National Guard vocalist realizes dream at MLB game
October 28, 2021 — SEATTLE – As players, coaches and fans rose at a Seattle Mariners baseball game the night of Sept. 10, 2021, all eyes were on Sgt. Tricia Scheer, a vocalist in the Washington Army National Guard's...

Aussie native is Washington National Guard flight paramedic
January 8, 2021 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The sound of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rotors thrummed overhead as strong winds rocked the aircraft. On the ground, Sgt. Abraham Boxx, a critical care flight paramedic with...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala