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Earthquake Early Warning system now live in Washington

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More than 700 Washington National Guardsmen to deploy to Pol...
04.28.2021 -- More than 700 soldiers in the Washington National Guard from multiple units of the 81st St... Read More »

Alert: State EOC activated for COVID-19 response

Our state Emergency Operations Center has been activated in response to COVID-19. For more information, visit http://coronavirus.wa.gov or the public hotline: 1-800-525-0127

For preparedness information and updates from our EOC, visit us on Twitter https://twitter.com/waEMD

For questions on our Public Assistance Program, visit https://mil.wa.gov/public-assistance.

Message To The Washington Military Department regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Update https://mil.wa.gov/vaccine

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    Tactical Air Controllers train in close air support

    Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Washington National Guard's 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, 194th Wing, traveled to the Utah Test and Training Range to sharpen their skills of controlling fighter jets in close air support.

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