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Nebraska Air National Guard Provides Aerial Refueling Along Eastern Flank
May 24, 2022
The Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing deployed a KC-135 Stratotanker to Pardubice Air Base, Czechia, in May 2022 to supply critical aerial refueling capabilities to U.S. and NATO coalition forces operating as part of NATO’s enhanced air policing mission. Nebraska and the Czech Republic are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
New York Guard Partner South Africa Signs West Point Pact
May 23, 2022
New York Army National Guard Maj. Anthony McLean, the executive officer of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, conducts a tour of the brigade’s historic Harlem Armory for a delegation of South African officers and academics April 21, 2022. The South Africans met with officials at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to sign an agreement setting up an exchange program with South Africa’s officer education program.
Michigan Guard Conducts Public Affairs Workshop With Latvia, Liberia
May 12, 2022
Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna attends the Trilateral Public Affairs workshop from his home in Lansing, Michigan, April 6, 2022. More than 25 public affairs specialists from the Michigan National Guard, Latvian National Armed Forces, and the Armed Forces of Liberia teamed up April 12-22 to hold a virtual storytelling workshop under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
North Carolina Guard Hosts Africa Military Law Forum Advisory Council
May 12, 2022
Maj. Mike Sterling, North Carolina National Guard State Partnership director, greets Namibian Defence Force Brig. Gen. Helena Ndilimeke Amutenya, left, and Cameroon Armed Forces Col. Marguerite Meffand-Loaw, center, at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26-28, 2022. The conference, created by U.S. Africa Command, brought African military legal advisers from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and NCNG leaders to share their legal expertise.
Vermont National Guard and Austria Formally Recognize Partnership
May 11, 2022
Leaders from Vermont, the Vermont National Guard, and the Republic of Austria gathered in Montpelier for a signing ceremony officially beginning a partnership between the Vermont National Guard and the Republic of Austria through National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The Republic of Austria is the third partner nation with the Vermont National Guard through the State Partnership Program. Vermont also works and trains with North Macedonia and Senegal.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname Partner to Renovate School, Provide Health Services
May 11, 2022
A South Dakota Army National Guard engineer works alongside Suriname Defense Force soldiers as they conduct renovations at the Magenta Polder (Elementary) School in Suriname, April 22, 2022, as a part of the Suriname and South Dakota State Partnership Program agreement. About 30 soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard traveled to the South American country of Suriname to provide engineering support for a school renovation and medical and dental services in several community locations.
New York Guard Airmen Discuss Space Operations With Brazilian Counterparts
May 9, 2022
New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which augments the U.S. agency managing American surveillance satellites, pose with Brazilian officials at Brazil’s Space Operations Center in Brasilia, the country’s capital on April 19, 2022.
Vermont Army Guard to Support Swift Response Exercise
May 6, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, perform a live-fire training lane, Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2020. The live-fire range was conducted as part of their annual training.
Missouri National Guard, SPP Partner Panama Conduct SMEE
May 6, 2022
Staff Sgt. William Rudd, 1175th Military Police Co., facilitates a presentation on taking DNA evidence with Staff Sgt. Jaymes Dooley (1139th MP Co.), serving as a demonstrator. The presentation was part of a crime scene investigation subject matter expert exchange between Missouri National Guard Soldiers and members of Panama's law enforcement and protection agencies. The Missouri National Guard has partnered with the country of Panama since 1996 under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Michigan National Guard Team Saves a Life While Mentoring Liberian Partners
May 3, 2022
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Gomberg, a battalion physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, with a cardiac patient in 14 Military Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, April 26, 2022. The man's heart stopped the day before, but MING's medical team helped hospital staff resuscitate him.