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Michigan Soldiers in Latvia for joint exercise
May 29, 2014
Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvia's chief of defense, speaks with U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade following a training exercise May 25, 2014, at Military Camp Adazi, Latvia. The paratroopers, based in Vicenza, Italy, are in Latvia conducting allied training exercises demonstrating the U.S. Army's ongoing commitment to its NATO allies.

Guyana military partners observe Florida National Guard’s role in hurricane exercise
May 29, 2014
Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) visit the Florida National Guard Joint Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., May 20, 2014. The Guyanese military personnel visit coincided with the state’s annual hurricane exercise which simulated emergency response efforts to manage an evolving hurricane in Florida.

Pennsylvania National Guard unit sharpens skills in NATO exercise
May 23, 2014
The 28 ID Chief of Plans Lt. Col. Michael Wegscheider, second from left, and plans officer Maj. John Tippett review exercise battle plans with Belgian Kapitein Nicolas Six and Canadian Maj. Marc-Andre Langelier, right.

Arizona, Kazakhstan Soldiers exchange vehicle maintenance ideas
May 22, 2014
Army Sgt 1st Class James Akers, left, and Kazakhstan Army Staff Sgt. Dumon Moldrakhman, discuss high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, or Humvee, maintenance information at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix May 12 - 16. Since 1994 the Arizona National Guard has partnered with Kazakhstan as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Missouri Guard member keeps the troops laughing
May 20, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class John Snider, the project site noncommissioned officer in charge of the Las Carretas site and member of Missouri's 35th Engineer Brigade, begins each work day with a joke. "I like to get everyone laughing before we work," Snider said. "It lightens the mood, gives your mind a release, and gives everyone a good laugh before we get to work."

Lithuanian partners join Pennsylvania Airmen and Soldiers in Vigilant Guard
May 20, 2014
Capt. Vilius Berzanskas of the Lithuanian Army briefs Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig, Pennsylvania State adjutant general, during the morning update briefing for the Vigilant Guard training exercise in May, 2014.

Illinois National Guard rehearses earthquake response with Polish Land Forces
May 16, 2014
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Slawomir Latka, with Company C, 341st Military Intelligence, 65th Troop Command (standing center) explains earthquake response operations to Lt. Col. Piotr Lisowski (left) and Maj. Zbgniew Smykovski (right) of the Polish Land Forces.

South Dakota National Guard members empower women at multinational leadership symposium
May 16, 2014
South Dakota Air National Guard Lt. Col. Mary Rysavy, of Sioux Falls, S.D., commander of the 114th Fighter Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, answers questions on leadership skills during a mentor interview break-out session at a multinational leadership symposium for women in the armed forces of Suriname, Curacao and the United States in Paramaribo, Suriname, May 13, 2014.

West Virginia National Guard builds bridges, fosters relationships with partner Peru
May 14, 2014
Kati Kelley and Hallie Bess give their portions of a presentation on the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival to students at the Buckingham School in Lima, Peru in 2013. Both girls are students in Lora Rice’s Spanish I class at Milton Middle School. The school is participating in a learning alliance as part of the West Virginia National Guard’s State Partnership Program.

Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers in Latvia for unmanned aircraft practice
May 8, 2014
Michigan Army National Guard Capt. Mark Wurth, commander of a Shadow Platoon of Bravo Company, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, arrives in Latvia May  7, 2014, in support of Sabre Strike 2014.