History

NAMOA was formed in 1982 by Officer's from Gresham, Beaverton (OR) and Vancouver, WA and Clark County SO,WA. and originally named Oregon Washington Motor Officers Association.

The basis was for small units (2 to 4 motors each) to join together annually to promote training/safety of skills etc.

As the years went on, more and more cities began participating. Here is a list of participating cities and the year they became active:

1984 Bellevue, WA
1985 Beaverton, OR
1986 Vancouver, WA (City & Clark Co)
1987 Tualatin, OR
1988 Shelton, WA (WSP)
1989 Tigard, OR
1990 Edmonds, WA (City & King Co)
1991 Lake Oswego, OR
1992 Bellevue, WA
1993 Tualatin, OR
1994 SeaTac, Wa (King County)

1994 - Voted to Change Name to NAMOA

1995 Delta, CANADA (RCMP)
1996 Springfield, OR
1997 Edmonds/Mountlake Terrace, WA
1998 Vancouver, BC
1999 Portland, OR (Area Agencies)
2000 Bellevue, WA (Area Agencies)
2001 Calgary, Alberta
2002 Keizer, OR (Keizer/Oregon State Police Hosting)
2003 Kennewick, WA
2004 British Columbia - RCMP, Vancouver PD, and Delta PD at the Pacific Regional Training Center, Chilliwack BC
2005 Oregon - Hillsboro, OR (Police Dept, with other local agency assistance)
2006 Boise, ID
2007 Kennewick, WA