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The WMA is a coalition of military and defense related public and private stakeholder organizations, serving as an umbrella organization for the three main components of the sector representing industry, community support partnerships, and infrastructure advocacy. This group serves a primary role as a policy advisor to the Governor, other state agencies, the Legislature, and others in support of the military and defense sector in Washington.

With ten military related installations, thousands of military and defense workers, and over 1,500 companies supporting defense work in our communities across the state, it is important that the state come together to develop a strong strategy to protect the infrastructure, promote the industry and support workforce development that keeps our economy strong and shows Washington as the strong DOD partner it is.

At the time of its original convening in late 2012, the group primarily came together to collaborate on one project, the production of the Washington Military Alliance Report, which was commissioned to identify military and defense infrastructure (installations, missions, and workforce) impacts to the state and develop recommendations in response to a possible Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) action.

Since then, the organization has broadened its focus to include impacts to the military and defense supply chain (industry) and workforce development issues specific to Washington state that are impacted by current and proposed decreases in defense spending.

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