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. It consists of 6,200 soldiers in two brigades and various smaller units located throughout the state.

Organization

As of January 2026 the Washington Army National Guard consists of the following units:
  • Joint Force Headquarters-Washington, Army Element, at Camp Murray
  • * Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters-Washington, Army Element, at Camp Murray
  • * Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, at Camp Murray
  • ** Company A, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Spokane
  • *** Detachment 1, Company A, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Spokane
  • *** Detachment 2, Company A, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Kent
  • ** Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Lakewood
  • *** Detachment 3, Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Marysville
  • *** Detachment 4, Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Longview
  • *** Detachment 5, Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Yakima
  • *** Detachment 6, Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, at Camp Murray
  • *** Detachment 7, Company B, Washington Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Olympia
  • * Washington Medical Detachment, at Camp Murray
  • ** Detachment 1, Washington Medical Detachment, at Geiger Field
  • * Washington Detachment, Army National Guard Training Site, at Camp Murray
  • * 10th Civil Support Team, at Camp Murray
  • * 1244th Judge Advocate Trial Defense Team, at Camp Murray
  • * Washington Army National Guard Maintenance and Training Shop, at Yakima Training Center
  • * Washington Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #1, in Seattle
  • * Washington Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #2, in Ephrata
  • * Washington Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #3, in Sedro-Woolley
  • * Washington Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #4, in Montesano
  • * Washington Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #5, at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • * 56th Theater Information Operations Group, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Theater Information Operations Group, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Buckley
  • ** Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, in Buckley
  • ** Special Operations Detachment - Pacific, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** 1161st Quartermaster Detachment, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** 110th Information Operations Battalion, in Annapolis
  • ** 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** 141st Military History Detachment, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** 156th Information Operations Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 156th Information Operations Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** Company A, 156th Information Operations Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** Company B, 156th Information Operations Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** 341st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** Company A, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • **** Detachment 1, Company A, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • **** Detachment 2, Company A, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, in Vancouver
  • *** Company B, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** Company C, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, in Chicago
  • *** Company D, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • * 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, at Camp Murray
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, at Camp Murray
  • ** 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, in Bend
  • ** 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Spokane
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Spokane
  • **** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Richland
  • *** Company A, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, at Yakima Training Center
  • **** Detachment 1, Company A, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Wenatchee
  • *** Company B, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Richland
  • **** Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Walla Walla
  • *** Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Spokane
  • **** Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, at Geiger Field
  • ** 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Kent
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Kent
  • *** Company A, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Anacortes
  • **** Detachment 1, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Redmond
  • *** Company B, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Kent
  • *** Company C, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Bremerton
  • **** Detachment 1, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, in Port Orchard
  • ** 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, in San Bernardino
  • ** 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Olympia
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Olympia
  • **** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Moses Lake
  • *** Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Olympia
  • **** Detachment 1, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Moses Lake
  • *** Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Olympia
  • *** Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, in Olympia
  • ** 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Marysville
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Marysville
  • *** Company A, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, at Yakima Training Center
  • *** Company B, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Vancouver
  • *** Company C, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Marysville
  • *** Company D, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, at Camp Murray
  • **** Detachment 1, Company D, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, at Yakima Training Center
  • ** 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Seattle
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Seattle
  • *** Company A, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Seattle
  • *** Company B, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Seattle
  • *** Company C, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Seattle
  • *** Company D, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Prineville — attached to 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment
  • *** Company E, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Marysville — attached to 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion
  • **** Detachment 1, Company E, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, at Yakima Training Center
  • **** Detachment 2, Company E, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Vancouver
  • *** Company F, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Olympia — attached to 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment
  • *** Company G, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Ephrata — attached to 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment
  • **** Detachment 1, Company G, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, at Yakima Training Center
  • *** Company H, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Barstow — attached to 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment
  • *** Company I, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, in Kent — attached to 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment
  • * 96th Troop Command, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • ** 133rd Army Band, at Camp Murray
  • ** 144th Digital Liaison Detachment, at Geiger Field
  • ** 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, in Centralia
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, in Centralia
  • *** Troop A, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, in Montesano
  • *** Troop B, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, in Longview
  • *** Troop C, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, in Centralia
  • *** Company D, 141st Brigade Support Battalion, in Montesano
  • ** 420th Chemical Battalion, in Yakima
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Yakima
  • *** 39th Military Police Detachment, in Redmond
  • *** 176th Engineer Company, in Snohomish
  • **** Detachment 1, 176th Engineer Company, in Yakima
  • *** 286th Engineer Detachment, at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • *** 506th Military Police Detachment, at Joint Base Lewis–McChord
  • *** 540th Chemical Detachment, in Yakima
  • *** 792nd Chemical Company, in Grandview
  • **** Detachment 2, 792nd Chemical Company, in Redmond
  • *** 941st Quartermaster Team, in Yakima
  • *** 1041st Transportation Company, at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • **** 1041st Transportation Company, at Camp Murray
  • ** 741st Ordnance Battalion , in Bremerton
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 741st Ordnance Battalion, in Bremerton
  • *** 217th Ordnance Company, at Camp Roberts
  • *** 319th [Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company|319th Ordnance Company (EOD)], in Pasco
  • *** 363rd Ordnance Company, in Coolidge
  • *** 3665th Ordnance Company, in North Las Vegas
  • * 96th Aviation Troop Command, at Gray Army Airfield
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 96th Aviation Troop Command, at Gray Army Airfield
  • ** Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment, at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • ** Detachment 7, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • ** 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Detachment 2, Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Company E, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Company C, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Detachment 1, Company E, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** Detachment 1, Company B, 351st Aviation Support Battalion, at Gray Army Airfield
  • *** 116th Quartermaster Team, at Gray Army Airfield
  • * 205th Regional Training Institute, at Camp Murray
  • ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 205th Regional Training Institute, at Camp Murray
  • ** 2nd Battalion, 205th Regional Training Institute, at Camp Murray
  • ** 1st Battalion, 205th Regional Training Institute, at Yakima Training Center

    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. In 1903, the Washington National Guard were given to joint federal-state control after the passage of the Militia Act of 1903.

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