Seahawks Head Coach Jim Mora and one of his assistants, Mike Clark joined players John Carlson and Jonas Newton on a rare opportunity to see fighters refueled up close and personal here. On Wednesday, coaches and players were wowed as they watched from on board a KC 135 Stratotanker as it refueled 2 F-15 Fighters.
The communities of Ephrata and Spokane came out in force to support their deploying citizen soldiers during departure ceremonies on Saturday, March 7.
In response to severe storms and staggering snow conditions, Governor Gregoire issued an emergency proclamation on December 24, 2008 authorizing The Adjutant General to use the Washington National Guard to augment local responders and jurisdictions.