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
Commanders
Current
commander		Bret D. Daugherty
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Units
Washington Army National Guardsmen look on as runners race in a suicide awareness run
  • Joint Forces Headquarters
  • 96th Aviation Troop Command
    • 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion [GSAB])[2]
      • 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[3]
    • Detachment 7, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment
    • Detachment 51, Washington Army National Guard Operational Support Air Lift Command
  • 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
  • 96th Troop Command[6]
  • 56th Theater Information Operations Group[9]
    • 156th Information Operations Battalion
    • 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)
      • Company A, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
      • Company B, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
    • Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
    • Special Operations Detachment - Pacific Command
  • 205th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)[10][11]
    • Headquarters Company
    • 1st Battalion, 205th Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, 205th Regiment

The WA Guard also maintains the 10th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST).[12]

History

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.[13] 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.[14]

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

Historic units
  • 161st Infantry Regiment
  • 1444th and 241st TC Detachment[15]
  • 146th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
  • 303d Armor - The regiment traces its history from the 803d Tank Battalion, redesignated from 803d Tank Destroyer Battalion on 13 September 1946. Reorganized and federally recognized 18 March 1947 with HQ at Centralia. Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1959 as the 303d Armor, with one battalion (1959-1963), two battalions (1963-1968), and one battalion from that date. Consolidated with 803d Armor (constituted 1 January 1974) between 15 April and 1 September 1993.
  • 303d Cavalry Regiment - The Regiment was constituted on 1 January 1968 as the 303d Cavalry, a parent regiment under CARS, and on the same day ('concurrently') organized to consist of Troop E, a component of the 81st Infantry Brigade. Transferred from CARS to USARS 1 June 1989 with headquarters at Camp Murray. Reorganized, redesignated, and consolidated 1 May 1992, consisting (unchanged) as Troop E, a component of the 81st Infantry Brigade, at Puyallup.[16]

See also

References
  1. "History - Washington National Guard: 248th SC". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  2. "1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "96th Aviation Troop Command | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. "96th Troop Command | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. "420th Chemical Battalion".
  8. "741st Ordnance Battalion | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "56th Information Operations Brigade | Washington State Military Department". mil.wa.gov.
  10. "205th Regiment Regional Training Institute".
  11. "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  12. "10th Civil Support Team | Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition". mil.wa.gov.
  13. "A Short History of the Washington State Guard". Washington National Guard. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  14. "WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD PAMPHLET". The Official History of the Washington National Guard. 5: 5-12.
  15. "U.S. Army Transportation Corps - Fort Lee, Virginia". www.transportation.army.mil. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  16. 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
  • 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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