Washington Army National Guard

Washington Army National Guard

The Washington Army National Guard is composed of both Army National Guard and Air National Guard units for the state of Washington. The history of the Washing Army National Guard dates back to 1854 with formation of the Washington Territorial Militia. [http://96tc.washingtonarmyguard.org/248th/sponsor/historywng.htm]

Units

* State Area Command
* 96th Troop Command
* 81st Armor Brigade
* 66th Aviation Brigade
* 205th Regiment (Leadership)
* 133rd Army Band

Activations

* 1917 World War I
* 1940 World War II
* 1948 Flood relief in Ellensburg, WA
* 1950 Korean War
* 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption
* 1990/91 Desert Shield/Desert Storm
* 1990 Bosnia-Herzegovina
* 1994 Central Washington forest fires
* 1999 Seattle WTO riots
* 2000 Kosovo
* 2000 Macedonia
* 2006 Eastern Washington forest fires
* 2007 Flood relief for five Western WA counties
* 2003 - present Iraq War

References

External links

* [http://go.washingtonarmyguard.org/ Wash. Military Dept. - Army National Guard]


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