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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state...

Washington National Guard deploys largest overseas force in over a decade By Abbie Shull, The News Tribune Published: May 4, 2021, 1:46pm Share: TACOMA — The Washington National Guard has sent more than 700 soldiers with the Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Poland in support of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence mission. It is the largest deployment for the Washington National Guard since 2010 when 3,500 troops deployed to Ukraine, according to spokesperson Joseph Siemandel. “Even while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, our citizen-soldiers continue to train ...

Some Guard Members Less Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccination Than Active Troops A U.S. Army soldier receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Fort Knox, Kentucky Jan. 13, 2021. (U.S. Army/Spc. Owen Thez) 5 Mar 2021 A snapshot of National Guard troops serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 response shows that citizen soldiers may be even more reluctant than active troops to take the voluntary vaccine. Roughly one-third of active-duty troops who have been offered the vaccine have refused to take the shot. But low acceptance rates from Guard members in two states show that the...