Soldiers with the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the National Guard stand outside the Washington state Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Koleen Elsberry ...

Members of the Washington National Guard stand outside the state Capitol in Olympia on Jan. 17, 2021, during a protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting then-President ...

Washington state is summoning the National Guard to battle its backlog of unemployment claims. The state is still struggling to process tens of thousands of unemployment applications amid a ...

Authorities in Washington state are preparing for the possibility of civil unrest that could arise around Election Day following months of tense protests, according to a report Sunday. The ...

Historic year. The deployment to Washington, D.C., is just the tip of an activation iceberg. In a normal year, the Guard activates about 150 members to tackle wildfires, floods, or election security.

Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated the National Guard to be on standby in case of election violence. The National Guard will be on standby from Monday to Thursday, according to a ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has called in the National Guard to protect residents, government employees and buildings when demonstrators protest at the state’s Capitol starting Sunday. Inslee ...

Washington state activates National Guard in case of election violence. By Reuters. November 2, 2024 1:32 AM UTC Updated November 2, 2024 Washington Governor Jay Inslee looks out the ...

Nearly 400 Washington state National Guard soldiers and airmen are being sent to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.

Washington state will put National Guard members on standby in the week of the Nov. 5 general election, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced Friday, days after a ballot drop box in the state was burned ...