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Armenian visitors observe Vigilant Guard exercise under State Partnership Program
August 7, 2014
Expeditionary Medical Support System (EMEDS) personnel from the Kansas Air National Guard demonstrate Emergency Room procedures to the Armenian delegation during Vigilant Guard 2014, Salina, Kansas, Aug. 5, 2014. The delegation's visit is through the National Guard's State Partnership Program. The Kansas National Guard has been partnered with Armenia since 2003.
Relationship-centered security cooperation model comes of age
July 28, 2014
Gen. Ljubisa Dikovic, Serbia's chief of defense, welcomes Army Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, for a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, July 23, 2014. Serbia and Ohio have been partners in the National Guard State Partnership Program since 2006.
New Jersey Army Guard hosting unique officer candidate school for Albanians
July 23, 2014
Albanian 2nd Lt. Hekuran Budani and Sgt. Marjana Kotarja speak to students of the Command and General Staff Officer Course at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., about the first-of-its-kind Officer Candidate School they are attending. In the background is Matthew Zilinski, senior platoon training officer of New Jersey's OCS program for the Albanians.
Eight Nevada Guard Airmen support humanitarian mission in Tonga
July 23, 2014
In this file photo, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Misty Ray of the Oregon National Guard holds a child to be examined during the Pacific Angel mission in Sri Lanka in 2013. Eight Nevada Guard Airmen are participating in this year’s Pacific Angel mission in Tonga through July 26.
Illinois Soldiers and Polish officials honor 21 years of state partnership
July 21, 2014
Grzegorz Olszak, Polish ambassador to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain, left, presents a token of appreciation to Col. Drew Dukett, commander of the 108th Sustainment Brigade July 14, 2014, at the Polish Embassy of Kuwait.
South Dakota Guard shares knowledge with Suriname military on reserve force operations
July 21, 2014
Maj. Gen Timothy Reisch, adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard, meets with Col. Adolf Jardim, deputy commander of the Suriname Armed Forces, during the Reserve Forces Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Camp Rapid, S.D., July 11, 2014.
Soldiers form bonds in Pennsylvania with Lithuanian counterparts
July 15, 2014
Lithuanian Lt. Col. Aurelijus Motiejunas speaks about his experience training alongside Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division at Fort Indiantown Gap.
Michigan National Guard Soldiers familiarize Liberian soldiers with counterintelligence measures
July 9, 2014
Michigan National Guard Sgt. Matthew Robinson and Liberian Armed Forces soldier Pvt. 1st Class Musa Jabateh pose for a picture during a training exercise at Edward B. Kesselly Barracks in Monrovia, Liberia, June 12, 2014.
South Carolina National Guard demonstrates maintenance techniques for Colombian partners
July 8, 2014
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Garcia-Benedetti, a small arms repairman in the 742nd Support Maintenance Company, South Carolina National Guard, teaches Colombian army maintenance workers how to troubleshoot malfunctions and break down an M240 machine gun, June 2014.
West Virginia National Guard members add new facet to relationship with Peru
July 7, 2014
Members of the West Virginia National Guard CERF-P and Peruvian first responders form up during a training event in Peru. The training, which took place June 19-24, introduced Peruvian military and civilian responders to basic search and rescue techniques.