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  • Washington National Guard prepares for wildfire season

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are transitioning from COVID-19 response and civil disturbance missions to prepare for what could be another catastrophic wildfire season.“We have been actively responding for the past 15 months to the COVID-19

  • National Guard, partners to conduct ORCA 21 CBRNE exercise

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Hundreds of National Guard Civil Support Team units from 11 states will participate in Exercise ORCA 2021 in Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Seward with emergency responders and other Guard units.During the May 17-21 exercise, participants will

  • Michigan, Latvia strengthen partnership in virtual workshop

    LANSING, Mich. – U.S. military public affairs professionals from Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington joined with counterparts from the Republic of Latvia to sharpen their skills as media content creators during a virtual military storytelling workshop March 15-19.More than 40 people

  • In historic year, Washington National Guard answers the call

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – To describe 2020 as unprecedented would be an understatement."This past year has been a trying year," said Washington National Guard Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general. "We not only continue to support the COVID mission, we were called up for two of the worst civil

  • Washington National Guard supports 4 vaccination sites

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine climbs, more than 150 Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping the state ensure Washingtonians receive their first dose.“We are supporting the Department of Health (DOH) with medics to administer the vaccination, along with

  • Teamwork leads to historic mobilization of Washington Guard

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Dozens of Washington National Guard Airmen and Soldiers listened to words of encouragement from their state and military leadership in the passenger terminal at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jan. 17.They were about to embark on a historic mission to Washington, D.C., to support

  • Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS

    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).Members of the Western Air Defense Sector participated in the second ABMS “onramp” event at Joint Base

  • US, Malaysia conduct virtual Airman-to-Airman talks

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Air Forces and Washington Air National Guard Airmen met with their Royal Malaysian air force counterparts in virtual Airman-to-Airman talks (A2AT) Sept. 14.The videoconference session was the third iteration of A2AT between the two nations. Pacific

  • Air and Army Guardsmen help hikers injured in rockslide

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A Washington National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew rescued three people injured following a rockslide Aug. 2 in hilly terrain just south of Mount Rainier. It was a rare domestic helicopter rescue for the Guard, which happened to have Soldiers on duty during a drill weekend

  • Washington Guard partners with Quinault Indian Nation

    TAHOLAH, Wash. – While adjusting the volume on her walkie-talkie to compensate for a facial mask and the constant drizzle, 2nd Lt. Megan E. Zurliene pauses for a reply over the channel from one of her troops. Patiently waiting, she paces around the operations center at the Quinault Indian Nation