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February 24, 2015

Natural disasters worry Washington state's National Guard commander

  • Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty took command in 2012 and his tenure has been characterized by massive responses to the Oso mudslides and a hard season of wildfires.
  • By ADAM ASHTON
    The News Tribune

    TACOMA — Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty saw a signal when sprawling wildfires ignited east of the Cascades just weeks after he took command of the Washington National Guard in the summer of 2012.

    After years of preparing citizen soldiers for overseas deployments, it was time to turn their attention back to preparing for domestic natural disasters.


     
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