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Pennsylvania National Guard hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
July 6, 2017
Lithuanian reserve component soldiers train with Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division June 16, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap during the annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Ohio National Guard conducts water crossing exercises with Hungarian forces
July 6, 2017
GYOR, Hungary - Military vehicles belonging to 1st squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, are ferried over the Danube River during a rehearsal river crossing at Gyor, July 4. The ferry is employed by 837th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, and 37th Engineer Regiment, Hungarian Ground Forces. The exercise, Szentes Axe, a Hungarian-led exercise under Saber Guardian, facilitates the freedom of movement for 2nd Cavalry Regiment as the unit moves into Romania for more training with NATO Allies and partners. Saber Guardian is the largest exercise in the Black Sea Region and will take place in three countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Shiloh Capers)
European exercise helps Ohio National Guard strengthen partnership
June 28, 2017
Lt. Col. Brian Moran, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, flies alongside a Hungarian JAS 39 Grippens during exercise Load Diffuser 17 at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, May 25, 2017.
National Guard partnerships support EUCOM theater objectives
June 19, 2017
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau; President Raimonds Vejonis, president of Latvia; and Army Maj. Gen. Greg Vadnais, adjutant general, Michigan National Guard, in Riga, Latvia, June 12, 2017.
Pennsylvania and Lithuania State Partnership Program provides mutual training benefits
June 15, 2017
U.S. Soldiers joined State Partnership Program allies from Lithuania for training during Exercise Iron Wolf as part of Saber Strike 17, June 14, 2017, near Pabrade, Lithuania. Exercise Iron Wolf 17 is one of many similar Exercise Saber Strike17 events across Europe designed to deter aggression and strengthen alliances between the U.S., Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Croatia, Portugal and other allied nations.
Gen. Lengyel visits National Guard troops in Latvia during Exercise Saber Strike
June 13, 2017
U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with members of the 1775th Military Police Company, 210th Military Police Battalion, 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan Army National Guard; and 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, 169th Fires Brigade, Colorado Army National Guard.
Colorado and Jordan bonds strengthen in the air
June 12, 2017
During a flight from Buckley Air Force Base, and traveling over downtown Denver, Sgt. Hazem Al-Qaise, an RJAF crew chief, takes his position as a crew chief, in the jump seat, March 16, 2017. Members of rotory-wing aviation units from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Colorado Army National Guard share knowledge about the UH-60 Black Hawk and sling-load operations. The RJAF members traveled to Colorado as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Lithuanian official visits Pennsylvania National Guard and governor to discuss expanded cooperation
June 8, 2017
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis visited the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg to meet with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to discuss Pennsylvania's partnership with Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program and items related to expanded cooperation between Lithuania’s Armed Forces and Ministries, June 5, 2017.
Georgia National Guard supports South Carolina during SPP engagement
June 7, 2017
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Austin Blessard, Georgia Air National Guard 117th Air Control Squadron weapons and tactics non-commissioned officer in charge, introduces himself to members of the Colombian air force during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange on Ground Control Intercept with the Georgia Air National Guard, May 30-June 2, 2017, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
Tennessee Air Guard members foster partnership with Bulgarian Air Force
June 5, 2017
Col. Nikolay Lyaskovski, head of Force Protection in the Branch of Training Department for the Bulgarian Air Force, examines a night vision lens on May 31, 2017, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee partners with Bulgaria under the State Partnership Program.