Monday, March 10, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.
 
Statewide military deployments
 

	THE SEATTLE TIMES

With America on the brink of war, more than 17,400 Washington-based sailors, soldiers, airmen and reservists have been put on alert or are already deployed. Some are in Iraq, some are in Southeast Asia, while others are bolstering security here at home.

Here's a breakdown of where they're from and where they're going:

ARMY

Fort Lewis, Pierce County

Units in or on their way to Iraq:

• 555th Engineer Group, 700 members
  
• 62nd Medical Brigade, 400
  
• 47th Combat Support Hospital, 500
  
• 864th Engineering Battalion, 400
  
• 40th Transportation Co., 150
  
• 513th Transportation Co., 100
  
• 504th Military Police Battalion and 170th Military Police Co., 250

Units deployed domestically:

• 66th Military Police Company, 125 members providing security in Washington, D.C., including the Pentagon.

NAVY

Whidbey Naval Air Station, Island County

• Eight Prowler squadrons consisting of about 1,400 members total are deployed. They include squadrons aboard the Everett-based aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, in the Persian Gulf, and the Bremerton-based Carl Vinson, sailing toward Korea. Each squadron is made up of four Prowler warplanes and 175 personnel. They provide radar-jamming cover during air attacks. Every carrier has at least one Prowler squadron aboard.

Naval Station Bremerton, Kitsap County

• The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier has been sent to the waters off the Korean Peninsula. Crew: 6,000 (includes about 2,700 Bremerton-based sailors; the remaining aircraft units come from various locations, mostly outside Washington state).

• The USS Sacramento supply ship is sailing as part of the Vinson's permanent battle group toward Korea. Crew: 560.

• USS Camden, a supply ship, has been deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the Everett-based carrier Abraham Lincoln's battle group. The Camden has a crew of about 560 sailors.

• USS Rainier, a supply ship, is deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of the San Diego-based carrier Constellation's battle group. Crew: 560.

• USS Bridge, a supply ship, will sail Wednesday to the Arabian Sea as part of the San Diego-based USS Nimitz carrier group. Crew: 560.

• An undisclosed number of medical personnel from Bremerton Naval Hospital are being deployed as Fleet Hospital Bremerton, in support of operations in the Persian Gulf.

Naval Station Everett, Snohomish County

• The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is in the Persian Gulf region. Crew: 6,000 (includes about 2,700 Everett-based sailors; the remaining aircraft units come from various locations, mostly outside Washington).

• The frigate USS Ingraham is part of the Vinson's battle group. Crew: 215.

• The frigate USS Rodney M. Davis will sail Monday to the Arabian Sea as part of the San Diego-based USS Nimitz carrier group. Crew: 215.

AIR FORCE

McChord Air Force Base, Pierce County

• About 1,200 members of the 62nd Airlift Wing, about one-third of its members, are currently deployed in Southwest Asia; Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.; and other locations, including Kosovo, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Italy.

Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane County

• About 700 members from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing have been deployed to various locations, including eight tankers and 100 crew members who have been sent to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

COAST GUARD

The 117-member Port Security Unit 313 out of Tacoma has been deployed to provide security in the Persian Gulf region.

RESERVES

State reserve units that have been called to active duty.

Unit	Location	Reserve force	Troops
446th Airlift Wing	McChord AFB	Air Force Reserve	466
Detachment 1 - M6	Camp Murray	Air National Guard	129
141st Air Refueling Wing	Fairchild AFB	Air National Guard	86
Company A Fwd, 1st Battalion 19th Special Forces Group	Buckley	Army National Guard	11
141st Military History Detachment	Camp Murray	Army National Guard	3
Information Operations Support Center Forward	Camp Murray	Army National Guard	1
National Guard Washington Field Team	Camp Murray	Army National Guard	2
State Area Command Washington Army National Guard Hq	Camp Murray	Army National Guard	1
1161st Transportation Co	Ephrata	Army National Guard	142
1/185 Aviation Bn Co B Forward	Fort Lewis	Army National Guard	1
1/185 Aviation Co A Det 1	Fort Lewis	Army National Guard	1
14th Engineer Battalion	Fort Lewis	Army National Guard	118
1st SF Bn 19th SF Group 1st Special Forces	Fort Lewis	Army National Guard	2
341st Military Intelligence Bn	Tacoma	Army National Guard	2
341st Military Intelligence Bn, Co B, Detachment 1	Tacoma	Army National Guard	3
State Area Command Washington Army National Guard Hq	Tacoma	Army National Guard	175
361st Psychological Operations Co	Bothell	Army Reserve	15
361st Psychological Operations Co	Bothell	Army Reserve	15
380th AG HHD Personnel Det	Bothell	Army Reserve	39
860th Replacement Company	Bothell	Army Reserve	25
909th AG Co Detachment 1	Bothell	Army Reserve	1
959th Replacement Company	Bothell	Army Reserve	25
0673 MedicalCo Det 2 Den Svc	Fort Lawton	Army Reserve	14
315th Military Police Detachment 4	Fort Lawton	Army Reserve	4
0040 Transportation Co Det 2 Trk Pol	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	45
2122 Garrison Support Unit, Detachmement 5	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	2
2122 Garrison Support Unit, Detachment 3	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	48
2122 Garrison Support Unit, Military Police	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	20
2122 GSU Det 6	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	30
2122d USA Garrison Support	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	180
2122nd Garrison Support Unit, Emergency Operations Center	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	17
249th Engineer Battalion	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	1
364th Dt Tm 1st Bn Aug Ts Cscss	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	120
364th Dt Tm 2nd Bn Aug Ts Cscss	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	105
4th Brigade 91st Division HHD	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	19
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	227
6250 United States Army Hospital	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	41
6250 United States Army Hospital, Detachment 1	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	3
6250th U S Army Hospital Augmentation	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	174
6250th U S Army Hospital Augmentation	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	7
6250th U S Army Hospital Augmentation	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	7
6th Corps Headquarters Detachment	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	7
6th Detachment Corps	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	2
7229 USA MSU Blood Det 02	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	24
7229 USA MSU Det 01	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	44
91st Div 1st Bn 4th Brigade 356 Ls	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	43
Det 7 6250 USAH	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	5
Det 8 6250 USAH	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	43
Det 9 6250 USAH	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	1
Joint Task Force Team 6	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	3
Mobilization Support Detachment B5	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	1
Operation Enduring Freedom Support Element 03	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	8
Operation Enduring Freedom, Support Element 02	Fort Lewis	Army Reserve	3
1888 Medical Detachment Head Neck Surg	Seattle	Army Reserve	7
70th Regiment Command Detachment 1	Seattle	Army Reserve	11
Det 1 3 Bn Chemical104 Reg	Seattle	Army Reserve	1
US Army Facility Engineering Group	Seattle	Army Reserve	7
300 Movement Control Detachment	Tacoma	Army Reserve	4
300th Transportation Detachment, Movement Control	Tacoma	Army Reserve	2
467th Transportation Company Detachment 1	Tacoma	Army Reserve	7
647 Transportation Tm Mov Centerl Mov Centerl Cgodoc	Tacoma	Army Reserve	8
804th Movement Control Company	Tacoma	Army Reserve	13
805th Transportation Detachment Logistics Support Veh	Tacoma	Army Reserve	3
368th Military Intelligence Battalion, Detachment 5	Tumwater	Army Reserve	1
368th Military Intelligence Battalion, Detachment 8	Tumwater	Army Reserve	5
368th Military Intelligence Battalion Detachment 01	Tumwater	Army Reserve	1
104th Division Headquarters Detachment 1	Vancouver	Army Reserve	1
396th Combat Support Hosp	Vancouver	Army Reserve	566
396th Combat Support Hospital Detachment 1	Vancouver	Army Reserve	1
915th Medical Detachment Forward Surgical Team	Vancouver	Army Reserve	20
Det 1, Bulk Fuel Company A, 6th Engineer Support Battalion	Fort Lewis	Marine Corps Reserve	40
Det 9, Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion	Fort Lewis	Marine Corps Reserve	7
Headquarters and Service Company Det A, 4th Landing Support Battalion	Fort Lewis	Marine Corps Reserve	90
Peacetime Wartime Support Team	Fort Lewis	Marine Corps Reserve	6
Naval Hospital, Bremerton Headquarters	Bremerton	Naval Reserve	94
Naval Reserve, Commander Submarine Squadron 7 BGS	Bremerton	Naval Reserve	1
Joint Task Force CEM A US Pacific Command	Bridgeton	Naval Reserve	1
Amphibious Task Group Pacific 322	Everett	Naval Reserve	6
Battle Group Staff 3	Everett	Naval Reserve	3
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Detachment 522	Everett	Naval Reserve	3
Harbor Defense Command 113	Everett	Naval Reserve	5
Inshore Boat Unit 11	Everett	Naval Reserve	20
Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 101	Everett	Naval Reserve	24
Air Forces Pacific Fleet Supply 0189	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	5
Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet Intelligence 0389	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	3
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific 1589	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	6
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific 1689	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	4
Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier Northwest 0189	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	3
Naval Air Station Whidbey 0189	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	1
Naval Criminal Investigation Service 2422	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	1
Naval Reserve, Carrier Group 0389	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	1
Navy Meteorological Oceanographic Activity Whidbey Island 2089	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	2
Office of Naval Intelligence 0189	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	12
Security Group Fort Lewis	Oak Harbor	Naval Reserve	4
Commander, Submarine Group 9 Detachment 1	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	7
Commander, Submarine Group 9 Detachment 522	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	4
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka 122	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	1
Naval Magazine Indian Island Detachment A	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	5
Naval Reserve, Commander Submarine Squadron 3 BGS	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	1
Naval Reserve, Naval Under Sea Warfare Engineering Station 122	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	3
Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Detachment 122	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	3
Personnel Mobilization Team 3022	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	9
Submarine Base Bangor Security 2201	Silverdale	Naval Reserve	5
Naval Reserve, 4th Force Service Support Group 6ES (-)	Spokane	Naval Reserve	1
NR Marine Expeditionary Force Religious 122	Spokane	Naval Reserve	2
Commander in Chief, Pacific Detachment 322	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	3
Inshore Boat Unit 12	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	3
Naval Cargo Handling Battalion 5 Surface Comand	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	2
Naval Reserve, 4F Guided Missile Submarine, Detachment 17	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	8
Naval Reserve, Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 Detachment	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	2
NR DCST-DRT FT L	Tacoma	Naval Reserve	1

Source: The Department of Defense via The Associated Press

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