The Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne is the latest base awarded top-flight C-130J air tankers. Starting in 2028, ...

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Governor Bob Ferguson has signed new legislation empowering Washington to stop out-of-state military forces from entering its ...

Officials say the unraveling of Hegseth’s inner circle is cause for alarm, leaving some to wonder how the Pentagon would function in a national security crisis.

Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs while nixing the standing power ...

During his inaugural address in January, Gov. Bob Ferguson highlighted his support for a bill that would grant the governor ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering Washington without explicit ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill Monday that gives the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard ...

The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to deploy the military to enforce laws on US soil, including arresting ...

OLYMPIA, Wash - National Guard troops from other states would need permission from Washington's governor or the president to come into the state's borders, according to a new state law.

Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden seems to think Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s time serving in the Army National ...

National Guard troops entering the state of Washington need to get permission from the governor or be called into service by ...