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NEWS | Nov. 29, 2012

Oregon National Guard begins historic partnership with Vietnam

By Oregon National Guard

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard signed a pact with Vietnam as part of the State Partnership Program during a Tuesday ceremony in Hanoi.

Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, adjutant general, Oregon, signed the agreement with Vietnam Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Khue, vice chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM).

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear; Oregon Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Todd Plimpton, assistant adjutant general (Army); Oregon Air National Guard Col. Mark Crosby, Oregon's State Partnership Program director, and other officials of Vietnam were on hand for the signing at the Ministry of Defense Guest House.

The agreement comes just as the United States begins ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Events and commemorations to honor era veterans and casualties are scheduled in both countries through 2025. For more information on anniversary observances, visit vietnamwar50th.com.

The State Partnership Program reflects an evolving international affairs mission for the National Guard, emphasizing its unique state-federal and civil-military characteristics to interact with both the active and reserve forces of foreign nations, interagency partners, and international non-governmental organizations.

State partners participate in a broad range of security cooperation activities to include homeland defense/security, disaster response/mitigation, consequence/crisis management, interagency cooperation, border/port/aviation security, combat medical, fellowship-style internships, and bilateral familiarization events that lead to training and exercise opportunities.

The State Partnership Program currently supports 65 partnerships between states and nations. For more information about the program, download the SPP fact sheet.

The Oregon National Guard is also partnered with Bangladesh.

 

 

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