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‘During Soviet Occupations, Latvia Has Felt All the Consequences’
July 18, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland – On Nov. 15, 1992 – the day Air Force Lt. Gen. John Conaway touched down in Riga, Latvia, hoping to establish partnerships between National Guard elements and nations newly... MORE

Military personnel from the Latvian National Armed Forces work side-by-side with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, while conducting close air support training during Northern Strike 22-1 (“Winter Strike”) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022.

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Partner for Cyber Training
July 18, 2023 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Two members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeffrey Melendez and Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Craig joined the Joint Combatant-Command Cyber... MORE

Two members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeffrey Melendez and Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Craig, joined the Joint Combatant-Command Cyber Assessment Team (JCCAT) to participate in the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-led visit to Paraguay for the first cyber-focused State Partnership Program (SPP) engagement .

New Hampshire National Guard Hosts Trilateral SPP Exchange
July 17, 2023 — CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Army National Guard hosted Salvadoran and Cabo Verdean visitors for a State Partnership Program exchange from July 9-11 in Concord. Military guests, seven from El... MORE

From left, Lt. Col. Domingos Correia, Cabo Verdean national director of defense, and New Hampshire Army National Guard interpreter, Pfc. Stefane Godoes de Souza of 197th Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, meet with Guardsmen at the Army Aviation Support Facility on July 11, 2023, in Concord, New Hampshire.

Army National Guard Determines Best Warriors for 2023
July 17, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—The 2023 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition hosted by the Alaska National Guard saw 14 Soldiers and noncommissioned officers named Army Guard Soldier... MORE

The 2023 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition competitors pose for a group photo at Black Rapids Training Area, Alaska on July 10, 2023.

Ohio Air National Guard Medical Group Trains in Japan
July 17, 2023 — CAMP FOSTER, Japan – Members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, Medical Group, arrived at Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, as part of the Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lee Hunter, a medical technician assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, sutures a laceration on a patient at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, JUly 17, 2023.

Vermont National Guard Delivers Water as Part of Flood Relief
July 17, 2023 — BERLIN, Vt. – In response to the recent floods that struck several towns in Vermont, 186th Brigade Support Battalion Soldiers stepped up to provide critical aid. On July 13-14, the battalion delivered... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Hackley and Sgt. Jeffrey Coleman, both truck drivers, Alpha Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, help unload water, Marshfield, Vt., July 13, 2023.

‘The Most Important People in the Army are the Sergeants’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program: A Crucial Arrow in Ukraine’s Quiver
July 14, 2023 — This is part five of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, some of the first phone calls from Kiev were to... MORE

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Markle, left, and Col. William Murphy, right, command sergeant major and commander of Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, walk with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, through a camp in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 1, 2023.

‘It truly is a Team Sport’ How the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Works
July 14, 2023 — This is part four of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – Talk with senior leaders – with some of the National Guard’s most passionate advocates – and they’ll... MORE

(Left to Right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont National Guard Adjutant General, Gov. Phil Scott, Vermont Governor, Minister Slavjanka Petrovska, North Macedonia Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski, North Macedonia Chief of Defense sign documents reaffirming North Macedonia’s and the Vermont National Guard’s continued partnership, Montpelier, Vt. June 9, 2023.

‘A Mosaic of Opportunities’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Looks to the Future
July 14, 2023 — This is part three of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Guard’s most senior officer sees potential for about 30 more countries to enter... MORE

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Vietnam to help reinforce the mutually beneficial, successful security relationship with the Oregon National Guard established in 2012 under the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program, which strengthens the partners’ capabilities to respond to natural disasters, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 19, 2023.

‘Our Real Superpower as a Nation is our Allies and Partners’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Today
July 14, 2023 — This is part two of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the eve of its 30th anniversary, the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program... MORE

Master Sgt. Aghzaf Abdelkrim from the 15th Regiment Royal Char and Master Sgt. Joe Carson, from the 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, chat while their soldiers boresight their tanks before gunnery during African Lion at Tan Tan, Morocco June 7, 2023.

‘Why Don’t we do a Little Partnership Thing?’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program is Born
July 14, 2023 — This is part one of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30." WASHINGTON, D.C. – It began in 1992 with a brief chat between two general officers about how to help emerging democracies... MORE

National Guard delegation boards plane to Latvia at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, November 15, 1992.

Hawaii Guard's Crucial Role in Guam’s Typhoon Recovery Effort
July 14, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Guardsmen from the 154th Communications Squadron provided critical support to the Guam National Guard’s Joint Task Force from May 27 - June 16 in response to a... MORE

Airmen of the 154th Combat Comm. Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, assist members of the Guam National Guard with emergency communications equipment following Typhoon Mawar in Barrigada May 28, 2023.

New Hampshire Guard Crew Rescues Three from Vermont Flooding
July 14, 2023 — BERLIN, Vt. – A New Hampshire Army Guard Black Hawk crew from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, rescued three people whose home was surrounded by high water from the flooding on... MORE

One of three people are rescued from their residence by a NHARNG Black Hawk crew July 11 in Berlin, Vermont.

California Guard Conducts Rescue Mission off the Coast of Costa Rica
July 14, 2023 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A dynamic team of service members from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Air National Guard Base, conducted a multi-day medical evacuation mission in response to a boatsman who... MORE

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard transfer a patient by hoist down to a Costa Rican Coast Guard vessel, July 11, 2023.

National Guard's State Partnership Program Marks 30 Years
July 14, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – This weekend, the National Guard’s State Partnership Program marks 30 years of contacts, exercises and aid to nations around the world. The SPP is a unique program that began in... MORE

Director of Strategic Plans and Policy and International Affairs U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L Zana holds a media roundtable to discuss the United States National Guard State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023.

Maryland Guard Works With Partners to Improve Estonian Air Base
July 13, 2023 — HARJUMAA, Estonia – For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight, along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S... MORE

Members of the 235th Civil Engineering Flight and their partners analyze the runway at Amari Air Base in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Hawaii Airman's Alertness Prevents Potential Crisis
July 13, 2023 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – One of the most junior Airmen in the 298th Air Defense Group was commended by Pacific Air Forces leadership in May for her immediate response to action in a real-world... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Faith Calaro, 169th Air Defense Squadron surveillance technician, monitors her workstation on June 3, 2023 at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.

Vermont Guard and Rescue Teams Assist in Flood Response Efforts
July 12, 2023 — CAMBRIDGE, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard Soldiers’ quick reaction force worked with North Carolina and Massachusetts urban search and rescue teams to rescue and relocate 27 people and their pets in... MORE

The Vermont National Guard Soldiers' quick reaction force worked with North Carolina and Massachusetts urban search and rescue teams to rescue and relocate 27 people and their pets in Cambridge.

Connecticut Guard Helps Build Homes for Native Veterans
July 12, 2023 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Engineers from various squadrons of the 103rd Airlift Wing worked on building homes for disabled Cherokee veterans June 26 – July 7. The work is part of the multi-year rotational... MORE

Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing raise plywood panels to the exterior wall of a future single-family house meant for disabled veterans of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 29, 2023.

Idaho Guardsman Returns to Her High School as a Military Instructor
July 12, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho – When Staff Sgt. Sarah Pak walked the halls of Canyon Ridge High School as a student in 2013; she never imagined her future career would lead her back ten years later as an educator of... MORE

Idaho Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Sarah Pak instructs students from her alma mater at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls, Idaho, as part of the Idaho Army National Guard’s Military Leadership Program.

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March