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SR8668 • 2026
Recognizing the National Guard.
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National Guard
Adopted.
National Guard
WHEREAS, More than 8,000 men and women of the National Guard 1 continue to serve the country as guardians of American interest at 2 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 their 6 personal lives aside for the needs of the people of Washington state; 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 2025, the Guard deployed to Skagit, Snohomish, and 12 King counties to provide support to communities experiencing rising 13 waters such as Snohomish, Burlington, and Mount Vernon, working with 14 crews to fix breaks in levees near Tukwila and Pacific, and rescued 15 civilians in Auburn and Fox Island from flooded roads; and16 WHEREAS, The Guard continues to support the Secretary of State to 17 ensure national, state, and local elections are protected from cyber 18 threats;and 19 WHEREAS, The Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center 20 provides training to law enforcement agencies and community-based 21 organizations to disrupt, degrade, and defeat drug trafficking and 22 SENATE RESOLUTION 8668 By Senators Krishnadasan, Alvarado, Bateman, Boehnke, Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Frame, Gildon, Goehner, Hansen, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Kauffman, King, Liias, Lovelett, Lovick, MacEwen, McCune, Muzzall, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Robinson, Saldaña, Salomon, Schoesler, Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Stanford, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, C. Wilson, and J. Wilson p. 1 8668 transnational criminal organizations that threaten our 1 communities; and 2 WHEREAS, The Guard continues to improve the lives of 3 Washington's young adults, especially at-risk youth, through its 4 Washington Youth Challenge Academy; and 5 WHEREAS, The Guard adds value to communities by opening its 6 readiness centers for community youth activities, and uses these 7 facilities to enhance education, add to the quality of life, and 8 increase economic vitality; 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State 10 Senate express its thanks and appreciation to the devoted 11 families and dedicated employers of our Washington National 12 Guard soldiers and airmen for their support, without whom the 13 Guard's missions could not be successful; and 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the value 15 and dedication of a strong Washington National Guard to the 16 viability, economy, safety, security, and well-being of this 17 state, both through the outstanding performance of its state 18 emergency and disaster relief mission, and the continued benefit 19 to local communities; and 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 21 immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the 22 Adjutant General of the Washington National Guard, the Governor 23 of the state of Washington, the Secretaries of the United States 24 Army and Air Force, and the President of the United States.25 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 26 do hereby certify that this is a true and 27 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8668, 28 adopted by the Senate 29 January 28, 2026 30 SARAH BANNISTER 31 Secretary of the Senate 32 p. 2 8668