State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

Michigan and Latvian forces partner in active-shooter drill
March 19, 2018 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The room is silent as an Airmen, dressed in padding – a simulated active... MORE

Michigan HAZMAT training grows compatibility between nations
March 15, 2018 — ALPENA, Mich. – From March 8 -17, a multinational training and exercise event for Mine Safety... MORE

W. Va. Guard leaders meet with Peruvian counterparts
February 22, 2018 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership... MORE

WVNG meets with Peruvian military leaders

Nev. adjutant general, SPP officials weather Tonga cyclone
February 16, 2018 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Nevada National Guard's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. William Burks, was in... MORE

Nev. delegation weathers cyclone in Tonga

West Virginia leaders plan engagements with Peruvian forces
February 6, 2018 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Edward Figueroa (far left), Army South section chief, Command Sgt. Maj. James L. Allen, West Virginia National Guard senior enlisted leader, Lt. Gen. Oscar Reto Otero, Peruvian army chief of staff, Gen. Cesar Astudillo, Commanding General of the Peruvian army and Col. Edward Ortiz, Army Defense Attache for the U.S. Embassy in Peru, pose for a photo at the Peruvian Army Headquarters.

Ex-Latvia president visits Michigan; speaks on partnership
January 24, 2018 — KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Guntis Ulmanis, former president of the Republic of Latvia, spoke Jan. 20 to a... MORE

PAMBALA forges new friendships, provides hope for future
January 5, 2018 — BENGO PROVINCE, Angola — Henry Ford once said,"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is... MORE

New friendships formed at medical exercise

Ohio Guard participates in joint medical training in Angola
December 8, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — About 30 members of the Ohio National Guard are participating alongside the Angolan... MORE

W. Va. Guard shows domestic response capability to Peruvians
December 7, 2017 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard showcased its domestic response and homeland... MORE

W. Va. Guard units share domestic response capabilities with Peruvian partners

Maine partnership promotes learning with Montenegro
November 22, 2017 — PODGORICA, Montenegro - Seven members of the Maine Army National Guard traveled to Podgorica in... MORE

Maine works with its partners on emergency response

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member

New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets

Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General