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Washington Army National Guard

The Washington Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the Washington National Guard based in Washington. The history of the Washington Army National Guard dates back to 1854 with formation of the Washington Territorial Militia.[1] The command is headquartered at Camp Murray in Pierce County. It consists of 6,200 soldiers in two brigades and various smaller units located throughout the state.

Headquarters, State Area Command
Washington Army National Guard
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1854–Present
Country United States
Allegiance Washington
Branch United States Army
TypeARNG Headquarters Command
Part ofWashington National Guard
Garrison/HQCamp Murray, Washington
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Korean War
Persian Gulf War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
War Against the Islamic State
Commanders
Current
commander		BG Paul T. Sellars
Command Chief Warrant OfficerCW5 Marc Brackett
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Eric D. Honeycutt
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Units

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Washington Army National Guardsmen look on as runners race in a suicide awareness run
  • Joint Forces Headquarters
  • 10th Civil Support Team (WMD)[2]
  •   56th Theater Information Operations Group[3]
    •   156th Information Operations Battalion
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 156th IO BN
      • Company A, 156th IO BN
      • Company B, 156th IO BN
    • 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element
    •  341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
      • Company A, 341st MI BN
      • Company B, 341st MI BN
      • Company D, 341st MI BN
    •  Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
    • Special Operations Detachment - Pacific Command
      • 1161st Rigger Detachment
  •   81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
  • 96th Aviation Troop Command
    •  1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion [GSAB])[5]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-168th GSAB
      • Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB
      • Detachment 2, Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB
      • Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB
      • Company E, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB
      • Company C, 140th
      • Detachment 1, Company B, 351st
    • Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation[6]
    • Detachment 7, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment
    • Detachment 51, Washington Army National Guard Operational Support Air Lift Command
  •   96th Troop Command[7]
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment
    •   1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment
    • 144th Digital Liaison Detachment
    • 133rd Army National Guard Band
    •   420th Chemical Battalion[8]
      • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
      • 506th Military Police Company
      • 540th Chemical Detachment
      • 176th Engineer Company
      • 792nd Chemical Company
      • 1041st Transportation Company
    •   741st Ordnance Battalion[9]
  •   205th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)[10][11]
    • Headquarters Company
    • 1st Battalion, 205th Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, 205th Regiment

History

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The history of the National Guard of Washington begins in 1855 before it was granted statehood, when the Washington Territorial Legislature created an organized militia. Washington was granted statehood in 1890, after which the organized militia transformed into a state militia. This militia was known as the Washington State Militia, and fought its first major conflict during the Spanish American War.[12] In 1903, the Washington National Guard (Alongside all other state militias) were given to joint federal-state control after the passage of the Militia Act of 1903.[13]

 
Washington Army National Guardsmen of Troop B, Washington Cavalry in Tacoma in 1907
 
Washington Army National Guardsmen at Camp Murray during World War II

Activations

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Historic units

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History - Washington National Guard: 248th SC". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  2. ^ "10th Civil Support Team | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov.
  3. ^ "56th Information Operations Brigade | Washington State Military Department". mil.wa.gov.
  4. ^ "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ^ "1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ "96th Aviation Troop Command | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "96th Troop Command | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ "420th Chemical Battalion".
  9. ^ "741st Ordnance Battalion | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "205th Regiment Regional Training Institute".
  11. ^ "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  12. ^ "A Short History of the Washington State Guard". Washington National Guard. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  13. ^ "WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD PAMPHLET". The Official History of the Washington National Guard. 5: 5-12.
  14. ^ Biennial Report of the Adjutant General of Washington. Camp Murray, Tacoma, WA: State of Washington Military Department. 30 June 1964. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^ a b "National Guard buys ship used in drug-smuggling". UPI. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  16. ^ Sidnez, Leonardo (December 1980). "Damn the torpedoes! Send the nets to Alaska!" (PDF). The Evergreen O.D. 10 (4): 8-9. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  17. ^ fwohp4481. "Interview With Joseph Harrison". Fort Worden Oral History Program Blog. Retrieved 19 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Sidnez, Leonardo (December 1980). "Damn the torpedoes! Send the nets to Alaska!" (PDF). The Evergreen O.D. 10 (4): 8-9. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  19. ^ a b Zambone, Joe (November 1989). "Treacherous currents, nasty winds abound as Somervell challenges the mighty Columbia River". Evergreen: 13. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  20. ^ "U.S. Army Transportation Corps - Fort Lee, Virginia". www.transportation.army.mil. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  21. ^ "The 248th Coast Artillery Regiment". Coast Defense Study Group. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  22. ^ Jeffrey Lynn Pope, Leonid E. Kondratiuk, Army National Guard Lineage Series: Armor-Cavalry Regiments, National Guards Bureau, Historical Services Division, Washington DC 20310-2500, April 1995. DIANE Publishing edition ISBN 0788182064, 9780788182068

Further reading

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  • McLatchy, Patrick H., The Development of the National Guard of Washington as an Instrument of Social Control, 1854-1916. Unpub. Ph.D dissertation, University of Washington, 1973.
  • Carey, Daniel C., The Washington State National Guard, 1901-1917. Unpub. MA thesis, Washington State University, 1993.
  • Washington State, Military Department, Office of the Adjutant General. Washington National Guard Pamphlet: The Official History of the Washington National Guard. 7 vols. Compiled by Virgil F. Field. Camp Murray, WA, 1959.
  • Washington State, Military Department, Office of the Adjutant General. A Brief History of the Washington Territorial Militia, 1855–1889 and the National Guard of the State of Washington, 1889-1957. Compiled by Virgil F. Field. Mimeographed, 1957.
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