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. Units Joint Forces Headquarters 96th Aviation Troop Command 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion [GSAB]) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-168th GSAB Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB Detachment 2, Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB Company E, 1st Battalion, 168th GSAB Company C, 140th Detachment 1, Company B, 351st Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Detachment 7, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment Detachment 51, Washington Army National Guard Operational Support Air Lift Command 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Headquarters & Headquarters Company Special Troops Battalion 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment 181st Support Battalion 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion 96th Troop Command Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment 144th Army Liaison Team (United States Army Forces Command) 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element 141st Military History Detachment 133rd Army National Guard Band 420th Chemical Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company 506th Military Police Company 540th Chemical Detachment 176th Engineer Company 792nd Chemical Company 1041st Transportation Company 741st Ordnance Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company 319th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company (EOD) 741st Explosive Ordnance Battalion 56th Theater Information Operations Group 156th Information Operations Battalion 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist) Company A, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion Company B, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Special Operations Detachment - Pacific Command 205th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 205th Regiment 2nd Battalion, 205th Regiment The WA Guard also maintains the 10th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST). 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 (Alongside all