Washington Army National Guard
Encyclopedia
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.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and the Washington National Guard
Washington National Guard
The Washington National Guard is headquartered at Camp Murray, Washington and is defined by its state and federal mission. At the call of the Governor, the Washington National Guard will mobilize and deploy during times of state emergency to augment local jurisdictions and responders in their...
based in Washington. The history of the Washington Army National Guard dates back to 1854 with formation of the Washington Territorial Militia
Washington Territory
The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 8, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington....
. The command is headquartered at Camp Murray
Camp Murray
Camp Murray is located adjacent to Fort Lewis, Washington. It is home to the Washington National Guard, Washington State Guard and the Washington Air National Guard....
in Pierce County
Pierce County, Washington
right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory...
, 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 Aviation Command (Theater)66th Aviation Brigade (United States)The 66th Aviation Brigade was an aviation brigade of the United States Army, since redesignated as a theater aviation command.-External links:*...
- 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team81st Armored Brigade Combat Team (United States)The 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team is a modular brigade of the United States Army National Guard based in Washington and California and is subordinate to the 40th Infantry Division.-Current Composition:...
(40th Infantry Division)- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment161st Infantry Regiment (United States)The 161st Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and the Washington Army National Guard. Its 1st Battalion is a combined arms element of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team consisting of two infantry and two armored companies, with its headquarters in Spokane,...
- 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment
- 181st Support Battalion
- 96th Troop Command
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- Theater Special Operations Detachment (PACOMUnited States Pacific CommandThe United States Pacific Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States armed forces responsible for the Pacific Ocean area. It is led by the Commander, Pacific Command , who is the supreme military authority for the various branches of the Armed Forces of the United States serving...
) - 56th Theater Information Operations Group
- 156th Information Operations Battalion
- 144th Army Liaison Team (ARFORCOMUnited States Army Forces CommandUnited States Army Forces Command is the largest Army Command and the preeminent provider of expeditionary, campaign-capable land forces to Combatant Commanders. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National...
) - 116th Rear Operations Center
- 112nd Public Affairs Operation Center
- 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)
- A Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
- B Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
- 420th Chemical Battalion
- 790th Chemical Company (CS)
- 792nd Chemical Company (CS)
- 741st Ordnance Battalion
- 176th Engineer Company (Vertical)
- 204th Engineer Company
- 286th Engineer Company (Horizontal)
- 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company
- 506th Military Police Detachment
- 540th Chemical Detachment
- 951st Maintenance Company
- 1041st Transportation Company
- 1161st Transportation 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
Activations
- 1917 — World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1940 — World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1948 — Flood relief in Ellensburg
- 1950 — Korean WarKorean WarThe Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
- 1980 — Mount St. HelensMount St. HelensMount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is south of Seattle, Washington and northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a...
eruption - 1990/91 — Persian Gulf WarGulf WarThe Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
- 1990's — Bosnia-Herzegovina
- 1994 — Central WashingtonCentral WashingtonCentral Washington is a region of the United States defined as the western half of Eastern Washington, or those counties lying east of the Cascade Mountains but west of the 119th meridian west....
forest fires - 1999 — Seattle WTO riotsWTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activityProtest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations, occurred on November 30, 1999 , when the World Trade Organization convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington,...
- 2000 — KosovoKosovoKosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
- 2000 — Macedonia
- 2002–present — Operation Enduring Freedom
- 2003–present — Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 2006 — Eastern WashingtonEastern WashingtonEastern Washington is the portion of the U.S. state of Washington east of the Cascade Range. The region contains the city of Spokane , the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the...
forest fires - 2007 — Flood relief for five western counties
Historic units
- 161st Infantry Regiment161st Infantry Regiment (United States)The 161st Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and the Washington Army National Guard. Its 1st Battalion is a combined arms element of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team consisting of two infantry and two armored companies, with its headquarters in Spokane,...
- 146th Field Artillery Regiment146th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 146th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the Army National Guard. first Constituted in 1886 as the 1st, and 2nd Regiments of Infantry-Lineage:...
- 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
See also
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsThis page has been split as follows:* Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments* Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments-See also:* commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army* Corps insignia of the United States Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Air Defense Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with Field artillery, Air Defense Artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
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