The Washington State 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[5]
- 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.[1]
Brigadier General Gent Walsh has served as adjutant general and director of the Washington Military Department since June 29, 2024.[6]
Washington State Emergency Operations Center
The Washington State Emergency Operations Center is located at Camp Murray, under the Military Department's Emergency Management Division.[7] The 28,000 square foot facility, occupied since mid 1998, is built on rollers to withstand earthquakes.[8][9] The Emergency Operations Center was activated for the 2012 Washington wildfires,[10] 2015 Washington wildfires,[9] 2016 Washington wildfires,[11] 2018 Washington wildfires, and for the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[12]
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