other state militias) were given to joint federal-state control after the passage of the Militia Act of 1903. Activations 1917 — World War I 1940 — World War II 1948 — Flood relief in Ellensburg 1950 — Korean War 1980 — Mount St. Helens eruption 1990/91 — Persian Gulf War 1990's — Bosnia-Herzegovina 1994 — Central Washington forest fires 1999 — Seattle WTO riots 2000 — Kosovo 2000 — North Macedonia 2002–2014 — Operation Enduring Freedom 2003–present — Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006 — Eastern Washington forest fires 2007 — Flood relief for five western counties 2014 — Oso landslide 2014 — 2014 Wildfires 2015 — 2015 Wildfires 2017 — 2017 Wildfires 2018 — 2018 Wildfires Historic units 161st Infantry Regiment 1444th and 241st TC Detachment 146th Field Artillery Regiment 205th Air Defense Artillery Regiment 303d Armor - The regiment traces its history from the 803d Tank Battalion, redesignated from 803d Tank Destroyer Battalion on 13 September 1946. Reorganized and federally recognized 18 March 1947 with HQ at Centralia. Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1959 as the 303d Armor, with one battalion (1959-1963), two battalions (1963-1968), and one battalion from that date. Consolidated with 803d Armor (constituted 1 January 1974) between 15 April and 1 September 1993. 303d Cavalry Regiment - The Regiment was constituted on 1 January 1968 as the 303d Cavalry, a parent regiment under CARS, and on the same day ('concurrently') organized to consist of Troop E, a component of the 81st Infantry Brigade. Transferred from CARS to USARS 1 June 1989 with headquarters at Camp Murray. Reorganized, redesignated, and consolidated 1 May 1992, consisting (unchanged) as Troop E, a component of the 81st Infantry Brigade, at Puyallup. See also Troop B, Washington Cavalry Washington Air National Guard Washington State Guard Washington Military Department References Further reading McLatchy, Patrick H., The Development of the National Guard of Washington as an Instrument of Social Control, 1854-1916. Unpub. Ph.D dissertation, University of Washington, 1973. Carey, Daniel C., The Washington State National Guard, 1901-1917. Unpub. MA thesis, Washington State University, 1993. Washington State, Military Department, Office of the Adjutant General. Washington National Guard Pamphlet: The Official History of the Washington National Guard. 7 vols. Compiled by Virgil F. Field. Camp Murray, WA, 1959. Washington State, Military Department, Office of the Adjutant General. A Brief History of the Washington Territorial Militia, 1855–1889 and the National Guard of the State of Washington, 1889-1957.