Commander - Col.The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fairbanks, Alaska's Fort Wainwright began its initial deployment in August 2005 to Summer 2006. State Mission: On order of the Governor, support the civil agencies that have the primary responsibility to protect life and property, and preserve the peace, order and public safety. On order the Brigade conducts combat operations as part of a designated contingency force headquarters. Federal Mission: On order the 81st Brigade Combat Team deploys to a post-mobilization training site and, upon validation, to a designated contingency area of operations by sea, land, or air and prepares for combat.
A brigade composed of quality soldiers, with leaders committed to readiness and caring for our soldiers and families. Vision: The 81st Brigade Combat Team is recognized as the premier separate brigade in the Army, meeting or exceeding all readiness goals and fully prepared to deploy and execute our federal and state mission requirements.
The Brigade continues to mobilize federal with deployments to Ukraine and Poland in 2021. Missions for 81st units in Iraq typically focused on convoy security, force protection, provincial reconstruction and base operations. From February 2004 to May 2005, more than 3,000 citizen-soldiers from the 81st BCT deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, and once again in August 2008 to August 2009, supporting the federal mission of stability to Iraq. Federally, the 81st SBCT has deployed multiple times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom since 2001. These citizen-soldiers have been significant during multiple state emergencies over the past 30 years, including supporting local authorities during the Mt. Headquartered in Seattle, but with units spread across the state, the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) makes up nearly one half of the Washington Army National Guard, with 2,900 citizen soldiers from every community in Washington State filling their ranks.
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