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Guam Guard members work with Philippine counterparts to complete new library
May 22, 2012
Airmen from the Guam Air National Guard's 254th Red Horse Squadron engineers work on installing the frame for the roof of the new library they were building with the Guam Army Guard's 1224th Engineer Support Company and Armed Forces of the Philippines' 600th Air Base Wing at the San Isidro Elementary School in Santa Ana, Pampanga, Philippines.
Polish president bestows medal upon Illinois governor, Guard members
May 21, 2012
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski visited Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and five Polish officers who were conducting training May 20, 2012 at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Ill. Komorowski was accompanied by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and senior leaders of the Illinois National Guard, to include Army Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard. Komorowski presented Quinn, Enyart, and 13 other Illinois Guard members with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, an honor that is bestowed upon foreigners for distinguished contributions to international cooperation with the nation of Poland.
West Virginia Guard members teach mine safety in Mongolia
May 16, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Joshua Poling, of the West Virginia National Guard, points out safety devices to Mongolian mining officials on a map of his West Virginia mine. Three Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard are sharing their mining knowledge to help decrease the amount of fatalities in the Mongolia mining industry.
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname work together to improve emergency response capabilities
May 11, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Dan Iverson, assistant director of military support with the South Dakota Army National Guard, explains to Suriname army representatives how the South Dakota Guard responds to an emergency using the Joint Operations Center at Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., May 8, 2012. Suriname and the SDNG have been exchanging ideas and developing a partnership since 2006 when the State Partnership Program was officially established for the two entities.
Oregon Guard participate in Shanti-Doot exercise in Bangladesh
April 16, 2012
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, of the 249th Regiment Training Institute in Monmouth, Ore., oversees two Nepalese soldiers as they tend to their role-playing comrade during a medical emergency scenario on the first day of Exercise Shanti Doot 3, in Bangladesh March 9. Culp and his fellow Soldiers were invited to participate as a battlefield lifesaving technique instructors through the State Partnership Program between Oregon and Bangladesh. Exercise Shanti Doot 3 is a Bangladesh armed forces-hosted and U.S. Pacific Command Global Peace Operations Initiative supported joint multi-national exercise designed to give operations, logistics, planning and tactical peace-keeping training to members of 13 different countries in preparation for United Nations Peace-keeping Operations.
Mongolia-Alaska Guard exchange info during Arctic Care
April 16, 2012
Mongolian Lt. Col. Elbegjargal Buyantogtokh (left) speaks to Air Force Capt. Alex Kwon, an optometrist from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 15, 2012. Buyantogtokh is an optometrist with the Mongolian Armed Forces who travelled to Alaska to see operations during Arctic Care 2012.
Armenian minister of defense visits Kansas National Guard
April 11, 2012
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signs a proclamation reaffirming the commitment to the relationship between the people of the state of Kansas and the Republic of Armenia, March, 20, 2012 after hosting a luncheon for Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Armenia, at the governor's residence to honor the minister's visit.
Utah Air Guard, Morocco partner during Aeroexpo Marrakech
April 9, 2012
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, sits on the flightline at Aeroexpo Marrakech, April 5, 2012. U.S. Air Forces Africa is participating in the third biennial Aeroexpo Marrekech to strengthen the partnerships with the nations involved and to show commitment to security and stability within the region.
Puerto Rico National Guard fosters State Partnership with Honduras
March 30, 2012
Honduran public affairs Soldiers observe a mosaic of Puerto Rico's crest during a visit to the governor's mansion in Old San Juan. The visit of the Honduran military was part of the State Partnership Program in which they had the opportunity to visit the Puerto Rico National Guard training facilities and exchange training information with its leaders.
Florida and Barbados exchange aviation practices
March 22, 2012
Air Force Maj. David Brown, from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing, discusses the equipment on his unit's RC-26B Metroliner with Earl Bowen from the Regional Security System in Jacksonville, Fla. March 14, 2012. The three-day informational exchange was part of Florida's ongoing partnership with the RSS through the National Guard's State Partnership Program, and centered around repairs, upgrades and training on the RC-26 fixed wing aircraft.