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SR8606 • 2026
Expressing appreciation to the devoted families and employers of our Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen.
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WHEREAS, More than 8,000 men and women of the Washington National 1 Guard continue to serve the country as guardians of American 2 interests at home and abroad; and 3 WHEREAS, These recognized leaders in state, regional, and 4 national preparedness, who reside in nearly every legislative 5 district throughout Washington, volunteer their time and put personal 6 lives aside when the needs of the people of Washington state arise; 7 and 8 WHEREAS, The Guard always answers the state's call in response to 9 all emergency efforts such as natural disasters to protect lives, 10 essential infrastructure, and property; and 11 WHEREAS, In 2022, the Guard deployed to Lewis County to provide 12 support to the communities dealing with rising waters, and just a 13 week later, deployed to Leavenworth to assist digging out the small 14 mountain community that was hit with record snow fall; and15 WHEREAS, In 2023, the Guard assisted in the relocation of 16 residents of Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital during the Gray fire 17 and Oregon Road fire and subsequently provided aviation assets to 18 reduce further loss of life, homes, and businesses; and19 WHEREAS, In 2024, the Guard supported the Secretary of State to 20 ensure the integrity of national, state, and local elections from 21 cyber threats; and 22 SENATE RESOLUTION 8606 By Senators Krishnadasan, Alvarado, Bateman, Boehnke, Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Frame, Gildon, Goehner, Hansen, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, Kauffman, King, Liias, Lovelett, Lovick, MacEwen, McCune, Muzzall, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Ramos, Riccelli, Robinson, Saldaña, Salomon, Schoesler, Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Stanford, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, C. Wilson, and J. Wilson p. 1 8606 WHEREAS, The Guard continues to train for adaptation, 1 capability, and capacity to react to the rising challenges in a 2 rapidly changing world that poses a threat to United States 3 national security at home and abroad, including cyber threats 4 and weapons of mass destruction; and 5 WHEREAS, The Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center 6 provides training to law enforcement agencies and community-7 based organizations to disrupt, degrade, and defeat drug 8 trafficking and transnational criminal organizations that 9 threaten our communities; and 10 WHEREAS, Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen 11 continue to provide critical support for federal missions with 12 members deployed to the Horn of Africa, Jordan, the Kingdom of 13 Thailand, and Malaysia; and 14 WHEREAS, The Guard continues to improve the lives of 15 Washington's young adults, many on the brink of dropping out of 16 school, through its Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy; and17 WHEREAS, The Guard adds value to communities by opening its 18 Readiness Centers for community and youth activities, and uses 19 these facilities to enhance education, add to quality of life, 20 and increase economic vitality; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington state 22 Senate express its thanks and appreciation to the devoted 23 families and dedicated employers of our Washington National 24 Guard soldiers and airmen for their support, without whom the 25 Guard's missions could not be successful; and 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the value 27 and dedication of a strong Washington National Guard to the 28 viability, economy, safety, security, and well-being of this 29 state, both through the outstanding performance of its state 30 emergency and disaster relief mission, and through the continued 31 benefit to local communities by the presence of productively 32 employed, drug-free, well-equipped, and trained Guard units and 33 the Readiness Centers and Armories that house them; and34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 35 immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the 36 Adjutant General of the Washington National Guard, the Governor 37 p. 2 8606 of the state of Washington, the Secretaries of the United States 1 Army and Air Force, and the President of the United States.2 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 3 do hereby certify that this is a true and 4 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8606, 5 adopted by the Senate 6 January 29, 2025 7 SARAH BANNISTER 8 Secretary of the Senate 9 p. 3 8606