Washington Military Department
The Washington Military Department is a branch of the state government of Washington, United States.
The Washington State Military Department has several major operational divisions:[1]
- Washington Emergency Management Division [2]
- Washington Army National Guard [3]
- Washington Air National Guard [3]
- Washington State Guard [4]
- Washington Youth Academy
- State & Federal Support Services
These divisions use state and federal resources to perform homeland defense, homeland security, and emergency mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities. The Department has a strong culture of service.
Our mission is to protect the citizens of Washington, their property and the environment on a 24-hour basis and to provide trained military units in support of civil authorities for domestic emergencies and in support of federal combatant commanders for national defense and homeland security missions.[1]
The Washington National Guard is trained to fight forest fires.
See also
References
- 1 2 "About Us | Washington State Military Department". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "National Guard | Washington State Military Department". Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- 1 2 "National Guard | Washington State Military Department". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "State Guard | Washington State Military Department". mil.wa.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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