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Following a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high yield explosive (CBRNE) event, seconds could mean the difference between life and death. That's why readiness is critical for a National Guard Civil Response Team. "To me a CST, their main job is to protect the public from a weapon of mass destruction,"
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November is a month for family celebrations and gatherings, a time for togetherness and giving. November also provides an opportunity to honor military families, recognize their sacrifices and celebrate their service. "We have some amazing families in the Washington National Guard," said Carl Steele, Director of the Washington National Guard's Joint
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(Photo: Esther Lam, an epidemiologist with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), discusses procedures of the COVID-19 mapping mission with Washington Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jack Eisaman, a Physicians Assistant, May 15, 2020, at the DOH offices at Tumwater. The Washington National Guard is supporting the DOH to
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The Washington National Guard routinely trains and prepares for all sorts of disaster emergency situations. Guard members get Red Card-certified for fires, helicopter pilots recertify with Department of Natural Resources annually to drop water on fires. The Guard prepares for the potential Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Meantime, one unit finds
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Soldiers love competition: the struggle against the obstacles, competing against each other to see the best of the best. That's when you see them push to the end of their physical abilities and do things that they never thought they could. That is what the 2018 Best Warrior Competition was all
