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Washington Military Department Commander’s Briefing Regional Chambers of Commerce BG Gordon Toney

Washington Military Department Commander’s Briefing Regional Chambers of Commerce BG Gordon Toney April 4, 2006. Washington’s Contribution to the Total Army. Army Element - JFHQ Aviation Brigade Corps HQ & composite Aviation Battalion Heavy Brigade Combat Team

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Washington Military Department Commander’s Briefing Regional Chambers of Commerce BG Gordon Toney

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  1. Washington Military Department Commander’s Briefing Regional Chambers of Commerce BG Gordon Toney April 4, 2006

  2. Washington’s Contribution to the Total Army • Army Element - JFHQ • Aviation Brigade Corps HQ • & composite Aviation Battalion • Heavy Brigade Combat Team • Combat Support/Service Support Units • - Chemical - Engineering • - Transportation - Military Intelligence • - EOD - Information Ops • - Special Forces Company • Training Regiment 34Locations 6Major Units 6,000Personnel 20Aircraft 1,180 Combat Vehicles Total Army Guard personnel - 6000

  3. Washington Army National Guard Facilities Statewide Bellingham Anacortes Colville Sedro Woolley Everett Port Angeles Snohomish Poulsbo Spokane Redmond Bremerton Seattle Wenatchee Port Orchard Kent Tacoma Puyallup Ephrata Buckley Camp Murray Moses Lake Fort Lewis Olympia Montesano Ellensburg Pullman Centralia Yakima Toppenish Grandview Longview Pasco Walla Walla Vancouver Camas October 2005

  4. Washington’s Contribution to the Total Air Force • Air Element - JFHQ • Air Defense Mission (WADS) • Engineering & Installations • Combat Communications • Air Support Operations • Aerial Refueling Mission • Information Operations 7Locations 1Flying Wing 1 Support Wing 2,250Personnel 10Aircraft Total Air Guard personnel - 2250

  5. Washington Air National Guard Facilities Statewide Everett Spokane Fairchild AFB Seattle Cheney WADS - McChord AFB Camp Murray October 2005

  6. Embedded Capabilities to Support Our Communities • Existing Units may be Configured into Response Task Forces (RTFs) • Activated at Request of the Governor • Respond to Natural Disasters and other Emergency Situations • 10th Civil Support Team • Assess, Analyze & Advise in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Environment • CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package • Augment local entities with Mass Decon & Triage • Counter-Drug Operations • Law Enforcement Support • Drug Demand Reduction Education Program

  7. WA Air & Army Guard units in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world

  8. WA Army and Air Guard Overseas Deployments in Federal Active Duty since 9/11 • Operation Iraqi Freedom: • Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia – • over 4,400 ARNG • over 1,700 ANG • Operation Enduring Freedom: • Afghanistan, Cuba, Djibouti (Horn of Africa), Philippines, Uzbekistan, • over 400 ARNG • over 150 ANG • Other Missions: • Bosnia/Kosovo, Germany, Egypt, Kuwait

  9. OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 116/248 RAOC Dec 03 – Mar 05 341 MI Various 951 MAINT Feb 05 – Apr 06 81 BCT Nov 03 – May 05 122 MPAD Jan 04 – Apr 05 IOSC Various 1161 TR Feb 03 – Oct 04 803 EN Sep 05 – Dec 06 B/14 EN Jan 03 – Jun 04 792 CM Aug 05 – Nov 06 A/1/19 SF Aug 02 – Aug 03 319 EOD Sep 04 – Nov 05 941/541 PSB Sep 04 – Dec 05 WAANG Ongoing Support to OIF units ASOC, Cbt Comms, Refueler Spt 141 MHD May 03 – Sep 03

  10. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 205th Regt/JFHQs ANA ETT Various 144 ARFOR Dec 04 – May 06 A/1/19 SF Various E/168 AV Oct 05 – Dec 06 E/168 AV Jan 05 – Apr 06 Bagram AB Info Ops Various WAANG Ongoing Support to OEF units ASOC, Cbt Comms, Refueler Spt 341 MI Oct 05 – Jan 07 Bagram AB 341 MI Various

  11. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM SODPAC Sep 03 – Aug 04

  12. WA Army and Air Guard Stateside Deployments in Federal Active Duty since 9/11 • Operation Noble Eagle • WA Regional Airport Security • 2002 Winter Olympics • WA Northern Border Patrol • McChord and Fairchild Airbase Security • Ft Lewis Security • DOD/Pentagon Support over 900ARNG & over 500 ANG

  13. OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE Border Patrol Mar 02 – Aug 02 WAANG Ongoing WADS & CAP Airport Security Oct 01 – Mar 02 Airbase Security Jan 03 – Jan 05 MP CCF Nov 04 – Jul 06 Winter Olympics Jan 02 – Feb 02 CBHCO Jan 05 – Jan 07 Ft Lewis Base Security May 03 – May 04 RSOC Oct 01 – Oct 03 GTMO Various Hurricane Relief Sep 05 – Nov 05

  14. The Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina, Rita & Wilma

  15. WA Army and Air Guard Deployments Domestic Support Missions • More than 800 Soldiers and Airmen participated in Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief and Recovery Operations: • ANG KC135 Tankers flew multiple airlifts • ANG established communications sites and provided 24 hour aviation weather support • ARNG Helicopters, Pilots and crews, supported Search and Rescue operations • ARNG provided over 600 soldiers as security and support forces

  16. Effects of Transformation on the Washington Army National Guard • Projected Total WA ARNG assigned strength remains 6,000 • Remain Stationed throughout WA as a Community-based Force • Most significant: the partial reorganization of the 81st HBCT to a Modular Table of Organization • Addition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) • Increased “digitalization” in voice/video/satellite communications • The 66th AVN Bde Airframes in WashingtonState: • 8 UH-60, 5 CH-47 • 4 Light Utility and 2 Joint Cargo Aircraft • Fielding new Engineer and Transportation units Enhances Domestic Preparedness • Goal: Equipping the same as Active Duty counterparts

  17. Effects of BRAC on the Washington Air National Guard - Projected assigned strength & stationing remains same - The 141st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild AFB Loses assigned aircraft and “associates” with Active Duty Wing - No effects on Combat Communications, Air Support Squadrons, Engineering and Western Air Defense Sector

  18. Your Washington National Guard • Over 8300 Citizen Soldiers • Community-based force • Significant contributions to US Army & Air Force in terms of: • Units and individual deployments to fight GWOT and Protect the Homeland • Always available to protect the lives and property of the citizens of the state WA • Transforming in concert with active force to meet future challenges • Remains a very Cost Effective Force • Critical Civilian Skill Sets Necessary in Post-9/11 World • Surge capacity as Operational Reserve • Economic impact • $257 M Federal Funding, $10.4 M State Funding • $454.6 MEconomic Multiplier in Washington State Stability and Reliability WNG remains a reliable member of the community and a close partner in our nation’s defense

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