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New York Army Guard Leaders Plan August Exercise with Brazil
May 12, 2023
New York National Guard 1st Sgt. Amanda Eldred, assigned to the 466 Medical Company, Area Support, reviews a medical bag with Brazilian Army Soldiers during a planning conference for Operation Parana in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, May 3, 2023. The joint training event in August involves international participation to strengthen partnerships and improve interoperability in the event of a natural disaster in South America.
Vermont National Guard Engineers Train with North Macedonia
May 9, 2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, visited with soldiers from North Macedonia training at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vermont, April 25, 2023. The North Macedonia soldiers come from engineering units and the Krivolak Training Area in Macedonia.
Austrian Ambassador Hosts Vermont Delegation at Investment Summit
May 8, 2023
Austrian Ambassador to the U.S. Petra Schneebauer, center, hosted, from left, Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont adjutant general; U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Kennedy; Vermont Secretary of Commerce Lindsay Kurrle and Austrian Defense Attache Maj. Gen. Norbert Huber during the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, May 3, 2023.
Latvia Honors Michigan Guard Partnership with Postage Stamp
May 8, 2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņš, Latvian chief of defense, and Mārcis Vilcāns, chairman of the board for Latvia Post, perform a stamp canceling ceremony May 3, 2023, in Riga, Latvia, at an event honoring the 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the State Partnership Program. The SPP has been instrumental in developing Latvia's defense capabilities
Ohio National Guard Trains with NATO Partners
May 5, 2023
Airmen assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron pose for a portrait alongside service members from Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary during a joint training exercise April 28, 2023 in Blue Ash, Ohio.
New York, New Jersey Officer Candidates Train with Albanian Counterparts
May 4, 2023
New York and New Jersey Army National Guard officer candidates and Albanian officer cadets listen during a mission briefing on April 12, 2023, near Rrogozhine-Kryevidh, Albania. The officer candidates participated in two weeks of training with Albanian officer cadets April 10-24 as part of a State Partnership Program exchange.
National Guard Leaders Urge Leveraging Enlisted Force in SPP
May 1, 2023
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, provides opening remarks on leveraging enlisted force in the State Partnership Program during the annual SPP conference in Denver April 18, 2023. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Guard-led program, which has 88 partnerships in 100 nations.
Arizona Guard, Partner Kazakhstan Compete to be Best Warrior
May 1, 2023
Arizona National Guard members and two soldiers from the Republic of Kazakhstan after completing the mystery event during the Arizona Best Warrior Competition in Florence, Arizona, April 25, 2023.
Air Guard Leaders Visit Fallen Malaysian Officer’s Family
April 27, 2023
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, with the family of the late Col. Hasnol Hisham Abu Hassan, Royal Malaysian Air Force, during a visit to Washington April 25, 2023 ,at Camp Murray, Wash.
Kentucky Guardsmen Awarded New State Ribbon for State Partnership Program
April 25, 2023
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were the first to receive a new state ribbon recognizing service with the State Partnership Program in a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, April 13, 2023. The new ribbon, the Kentucky State Partnership Program Ribbon, was created to honor Soldiers and Airmen who enhance military-to-military relationships in subject matter expert engagement with one of Kentucky’s partner nations, Ecuador and Djibouti.