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  • Guard Members Instruct Life-Saving Skills in El Salvador

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Washington National Guard members have instructed Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Combat Medic training in El Salvador.They worked with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations on the training that was held Feb. 22 to March 8.“I volunteered and was selected to be an

  • Hawaii Air Guard’s Sentry Aloha Exercise Boosts Readiness

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing concluded its long-running readiness exercise, Sentry Aloha, Feb. 12.Designated Sentry Aloha 25-1, this iteration began Jan. 29. It brought approximately 800 joint personnel, including Guardsman, Reservists, locally

  • Washington National Guard, Malaysian Partners Share Expertise

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington Air National Guard hosted Pacific Air Forces and Royal Malaysian Air Force senior leaders for the seventh annual Airman-to-Airman Talks Feb. 11-13.The talks are an Air Force-specific part of the bilateral defense talks that occur annually between the United States

  • Nevada Guard Airlift Wing Assists with Operation Deep Freeze

    CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The 152nd Airlift Wing “High Rollers” from the Nevada Air National Guard achieved a historic first by participating in Operation Deep Freeze.The High Rollers supported the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica by flying augmented max duty day missions, logging over

  • Washington Guard Engages with Thai and Malaysian Partners

    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 all-NCO team marked a first for the Washington National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Their mission

  • NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector

    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 senior enlisted leader, visited the Western Air Defense Sector Nov. 18 and stressed to the WADS team

  • Washington National Guard, Thai Airmen Strengthen Ties

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington Air National Guard, Pacific Air Forces and Royal Thai Air Force wrapped up the 11th Airman-to-Airman talks at Camp Murray Aug. 8.“It’s been a great week and always nice to spend time with old friends and make new ones,” said Brig. Gen. Ken Borchers, commander,

  • Malaysia, Washington Guard Strengthen Partnership at Bersama Warrior 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 of the Joint Staff for the Washington National Guard.Bersama Warrior is an annual, bilateral Joint

  • 10th Homeland Response Force Conducts Collective Training

    WARRENTON, Ore. - Last month, more than 350  Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Oregon conducted a training exercise at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton.The Sustainment Year Collective Training Exercise (SYCTE) is a multi-day evaluation that helps

  • In Thailand, Hokanson Sees Enduring Partners in Name and Practice

    BANGKOK –The National Guard’s top officer visited with Washington Guardsmen and Royal Thai Armed Forces troops training together May 7-9.The Washington National Guard has worked closely with Thailand under the Defense Department’s National Guard State Partnership Program since 2002. Last year, the