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New York National Guard hosts U.S.-South African exercise planning session
October 27, 2016
Bilateral Defense Committee Co-Chair Dr. Thobelile Gamade, the Chief of South African Defense Policy, Strategy and Planning, at right, provides concluding remarks alongside her counterpart Amanda Dory, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs. The senior leaders of the South African National Defense Forces discussed training and exercise opportunities for 2017 during the U.S. and Republic of South Africa Bilateral Defense Committee meeting Oct. 26, 2016, at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Pennsylvania National Guard advances state partnership with Lithuania
October 27, 2016
Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Zukas, chief of defense of Lithuania, and Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli, adjutant general, Pennsylvania National Guard, discuss the PANG’s Stryker vehicle during a tour of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, Oct. 15, 2016, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa. The PANG and Lithuanian officials spent the day fostering a state-country partnership that began in 1993.

Alaska National Guard teams up with Mongolian forces for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar
October 12, 2016
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The five-day seminar is a subject matter expert exchange between the U.S. and Mongolia. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency hosted the exchange, partnering with U.S. service members from Special Operations Command, Pacific.

Puerto Rico's adjutant general visits Dominican Republic under State Partnership Program
October 5, 2016
Puerto Rico's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Marta Carcano, completed a two-day visit with the Dominican Republic in late September. The two are partnered under the State Partnership Program.

Iowa National Guard strengthens bonds with Kosovo
October 5, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Obadiah Meyers (middle), Iowa National Guard (IANG) soldier from the 67th Troop Command, shakes hands with a resident of Prizren, Kosovo (right) while on a tour of the city during the IANG staff ride on Monday, September 12, 2016. Staff Sgt. Valbona Kerolli (left), nurse with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Medical Company, prepares to shake hands with the gentleman next. Iowa and the Republic of Kosovo have partnered through the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 2011.

Texas Air Guard pairs with Chilean Air Force for humanitarian mission
September 23, 2016
Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Davis, an optometrist with the Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Medical Group prepares his equipment while providing eye exams as part of XXI Operative Medico-Dental Rapa Nuithe, humanitarian mission with the Chilean Air Force that provides medical and dental care to residents of Isla de Pascua, more commonly known as Easter Island.

South Carolina National Guard shares importance of reserve force with Colombian leaders
August 25, 2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general of South Carolina, participates in a panel discussion during the Colombian Army Transformation Symposium, Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 5, 2016.  Livingston’s discussions included the advantages of having a reserve force and challenges of developing a robust reserve component.  The South Carolina National Guard and the Colombian military began the State Partnership relationship in July 2012 and have continued to deepen the partnership.

Colorado National Guard observes partner Jordan's anti-extremism radio broadcast programs
August 24, 2016
​Colorado National Guard Public Affairs and Jordan Armed Forces Directorate of Moral Guidance pose outside the JAF-Arab Army Radio Station in Amman, Jordan, Aug. 9, 2016, during an annual National Guard State Partnership Program public affairs exchange.

Tennessee National Guard serves with state partner Bulgaria
August 24, 2016
1st Sgt. Mike Ilko, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard, shares bottled water with a young cattle herder Aug. 16, 2016, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.  Local cattle and sheep herders regularly herd thier animals across NSTA.  Tennessee National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on rotations to complete thier portions of projects as part of Operation Resolute Castle 16, an ongoing operation of military construction to build up Eastern European base infrastructure and help strengthen ties between Tennessee's state partnership with Bulgaria.

Delaware National Guard helps repair a school in Trinidad and Tobago
August 22, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris Krawczyk explains the repairs being made to the Blanchisseus Primary School to U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad Frank L. Estrada during a site visit on August 10, 2016.