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Pennsylvania Guard's Lithuanian partners visit Fort Indiantown Gap training facilities
February 12, 2016
Representatives from Lithuania's Army Training Center visited the installation Feb. 2, 2016, to get an in-depth look at the operation of some of the training facilities located here‬ and gauge best practices and lessons learned in operating them as they develop similar live-fire and combined-arms training resources to train their soldiers. The Pennsylvania National Guard established a relationship with Lithuania in 1993 as part of the ‪National Guard‬'s State Partnership Program.
Chilean forces compete in Texas Guard Best Warrior Competition
February 9, 2016
Pfc. Marcial Ortiz, Chilean navy, competes in the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Department's 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, Feb. 6, 2016. Traditionally a joint competition with competitors from the Texas Army and Air National Guards, this year's event invited service members from the U.S. Army Reserves component and the Chilean military to compete in the three-day grueling competition, testing the aptitude of each competitor in several mentally and physically challenging events relevant in today's operational environment.
Leaders from National Guard and AFRICOM discuss State Partnership Program
February 1, 2016
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director of programs at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., United States Africa Command and United States Army Africa about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 26, 2016. T
Jordanian military hosted by Colorado Guard counterparts
February 1, 2016
U.S. Army National Guard members, State Partnership Program participants from Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces tour the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab in Denver, Jan. 8, 2016. Colorado National Guard’s State Partnership Program, a unique component of the U.S. Department of Defense, links a state's National Guard unit with the armed forces equivalent of another country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct strategic planning
February 1, 2016
Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard met in January with their colleagues in Suriname as part of the State Partnership Program.