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Abbie Shull: Bill in Washington state House would eliminate retirement age for State Guard News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/8/2021 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Feb. 8—Members of the Washington State Guard could soon serve with no limit on the age of enlistment and no retirement age if a bill up for consideration in the state Legislature is passed into law. Currently, state guardsmen can serve until age 64 but can serve until age 68 on a year-to-year basis. This bill would eliminate the required retirement age and allow Washington's Adjutant General, Bret Daug...

State National Guard chiefs call for more troops, more benefits for federal missions January 29 Spc. Elayna Luckey prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 5, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Initial doses of the two-part COVID-19 vaccines currently being administered to National Guard soldiers preparing for deployment at Camp Mabry. (Andrew Smith/Texas Military Department) The heads of the Washington state, California and Michigan Guard spoke out about that strain during a media call on Friday, making a plea for not only more troops, but for the federal benefits promised to them when they signed...

Lawmakers, protesters prepare for legislative session in Olympia next week January 7, 2021 at 5:05 pm As has been the case for several months, the campus was open to visitors, but vehicle traffic has been restricted. The Washington Legislature's 2021 session is scheduled to open on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Out-of-control crowds in Washington, D.C., and Olympia are part of the reason one local group is canceling its plans to demonstrate at the state capitol in Olympia every day during the legislative session, which starts Monday. Tyler Miller with Lib...