| Headquarters, State Area Command Washington Army National Guard | |
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| Active | 1854–Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Washington |
| 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 War Against the Islamic State |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | BG Paul T. Sellars |
| Command Chief Warrant Officer | CW5 Marc Brackett |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Eric D. Honeycutt |
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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 MurrayinPierce County. It consists of 6,200 soldiers in two brigades and various smaller units located throughout the state.
56th Theater Information Operations Group[3]
156th Information Operations Battalion
341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist)
Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment
898th Brigade Engineer Battalion
181st Brigade Support Battalion[4]
1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion [GSAB])[5]
96th Troop Command[7]
1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment
420th Chemical Battalion[8]
741st Ordnance Battalion[9]
205th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
41st Infantry Division[14]
66th Theater Aviation Command
161st Infantry Regiment
144th Transportation Battalion (Terminal), Pier 23, Tacoma. The last watercraft battalion in the National Guard.[15]
146th Field Artillery Regiment 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
248th Coast Artillery Regiment[21]{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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