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. 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 Public Affairs Operation Center
 * 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

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 inf rgt.jpeg 161st Infantry Regiment
 * 146FARegtCOA.jpg 146th Field Artillery Regiment
 * 205CARegtCOA.jpg 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
 * 303rdArmorReg.png 303rd Armor
 * 303rd CAV rgt COA.png 303rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)