Washington Army National Guard

Headquarters, State Area Command Washington Army National Guard
Army National Guard insignia
Active	1854 — Present
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	ARNG Headquarters Command
Part of	Washington National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Camp Murray, Washington
Engagements	World War I World War II Korean War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Commanders
Current commander	Bret D. Daugherty

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. The command is headquartered at Camp Murray in Pierce County, which houses the state's National Guard Museum, "The Arsenal." It consists of 6,300 soldiers in two brigades and various smaller units located throughout the state.

Units

• Joint Forces Headquarters
• 66th Theater Aviation Command
• 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (40th Infantry Division)
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion
  • 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 181st Support Battalion
• 96th Troop Command
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • Theater Special Operations Detachment (PACOM)
  • 56th Theater Information Operations Group
    • 156th Information Operations Battalion
    • 144th Army Liaison Team (ARFORCOM)
    • 116th Rear Operations Center
    • 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element (TPASE)
  • 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)
    • A Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
    • B Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 420th Chemical Battalion
    • 540th Chemical Detachment
    • 790th Chemical Company (MVR Support)
    • 792nd Chemical Company (Heavy)
    • 1041st Transportation Company (Light/Medium)
    • 1161st Transportation Company (PLS)
  • 741st Ordnance Battalion
    • 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company

• 176th Engineer Company (Vertical)
• 204th Engineer Company
• 286th Engineer Company (Horizontal)

• 506th Military Police Detachment
• 540th Chemical Detachment
• 951st Maintenance Company
• A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group
• 133rd Army Band
  • 141st Military History Detachment
• 205th Regiment (Leadership)
  • Headquarters Company
  • 1st Battalion, 205th Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 205th Regiment

History

Activations

• 1917 — World War I
• 1940 — World War II
• 1948 — Flood relief in Ellensburg
• 1950 — Korean War
• 1980 — Mount St. Helens eruption
• 1990/91 — Persian Gulf War
• 1990's — Bosnia-Herzegovina
• 1994 — Central Washington forest fires
• 1999 — Seattle WTO riots
• 2000 — Kosovo
• 2000 — Macedonia
• 2002–present — Operation Enduring Freedom
• 2003–present — Operation Iraqi Freedom
• 2006 — Eastern Washington forest fires
• 2007 — Flood relief for five western counties

Historic units

• 161st Infantry Regiment
• 146th Field Artillery Regiment
• 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
• 303rd Armor
• 303rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)

See also

• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Wash. Military Dept. - Army National Guard
• Bibliography of Washington Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History