Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 09.16.2025
Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard, I Corp, U.S. Army Pacific, and Singapore Army Forces came together for an initial planning conference and workshop, Sept. 15-19, 2025, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in preparation for Exercise Tiger Balm 2026....
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 09.15.2025
The Washington National Guard welcomed a senior delegation from Malaysia as part of its long-standing State Partnership Program (SPP) Sept. 11 – 13, 2025, at Camp Murray and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The delegation included Lt. Gen. Dato' Nur Hafis bin Abdul Karim, deputy chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau | 08.29.2025
WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from six states and the District of Columbia are on duty in Washington as part of Joint Task Force – District of Columbia in support of local and federal authorities and law enforcement agencies....
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 08.14.2025
Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment demonstrated that adaptability during their August 2–3, 2025, drill, conducting a Combat Water Survival Test (CWST) and boat operation training at Ike Kinswa State Park on Mayfield Lake, Washington....
Story by Sgt. Bianca Hayden | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.14.2025
In preparation for Enduring Partners 2025 in Lop Buri, Thailand, soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 96th Aviation Troop Command loaded two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters onto a C-17 Globemaster III from the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 183rd Airlift Squadron, 172nd Airlift Wing....
Courtesy Story | Western Air Defense Sector | 07.23.2025
Operators from the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) and Pacific Air Defense Sector (PADS) integrated with the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU) to deliver seamless command and control (C2) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025....
Story by Capt. Sarah Taylor | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.21.2025
After a busy summer touring the state, the 133d Army National Guard Band made a special stop in Enumclaw at the King County Fair, July 17, 2025....
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 07.02.2025
In preparation for wildfire season, aviation crews from the Washington Army National Guard have been working to get certified on water bucket operations, getting as many repetitions as possible while building relationships. Guard members from 96th Aviation Troop Command partnered with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue to conduct water bucket training near Puyallup, Wash., June 30, 2025....
