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  • Wash. Guardsman Helps Strengthen Partnership with Kingdom of Thailand

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A Washington National Guard Soldier responsible for building international partnerships credits a chance meeting for his current role.  “It was fantastic to have had those introductions,” said Maj. Joel Johnson, who supports the State Partnership Program. “As an active Soldier I

  • National Guard Members Conduct Innovative Readiness Training

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are building homes and treating patients in health clinics in Eastern Oklahoma.They are helping fellow Oklahomans thanks partly to the Innovative Readiness Training program – a Department of Defense initiative.While Soldiers of the

  • National Guard Supports Armed Forces of Ukraine

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Pinned down by a Russian tank and armed with only a failed anti-tank missile, a Ukrainian soldier recently turned to an unlikely source as the most effective weapon available — his cell phone. On the other end was a member of the Washington Army National Guard. Because they had

  • Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand in the State Partnership Program and resuming in-person exchanges.“We found some creative ways to work around COVID and we were able to get our Thai counterparts in

  • Washington Guard helps out at veterans’ homes, prisons

    PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – While restrictions begin to ease following the latest surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the Washington National Guard continues to support people in need. A Washington National Guard team recently spent two weeks helping residents and staff at the Washington Veterans Home

  • Washington National Guard members help hospitals

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21 to help alleviate staffing shortages and offer COVID-19 testing at eight hospitals across the state.The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has caused a spike in demand for COVID-19 tests. At the same time,

  • Washington National Guard members respond to flooding

    CENTRALIA, Wash. – Following heavy rain, high winds and record snowfall, the Washington National Guard activated members to support flood response operations in Lewis County.The Jan. 7 mobilization marks the second time the Guard has responded to flooding this season.“Our Guard members know that

  • Washington Guard accomplished many missions in 2021

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – For the employees of the Washington Military Department, 2021 picked up right where 2020 left off, with hopes that we were advancing toward a post-pandemic future.Less than a week into 2021, rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress reconvened to certify Joseph R. Biden as

  • Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad

    ARLINGTON, Va. – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical kit and drove to Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to help any way he could.“I couldn’t sit back and not do

  • US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic

    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 Kuala Lumpur. At the same time, the COVID-19 virus was beginning to spread rapidly around the world.