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Alaska National Guard teams up with Mongolian forces for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar
October 12, 2016
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The five-day seminar is a subject matter expert exchange between the U.S. and Mongolia. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency hosted the exchange, partnering with U.S. service members from Special Operations Command, Pacific.
Puerto Rico's adjutant general visits Dominican Republic under State Partnership Program
October 5, 2016
Puerto Rico's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Marta Carcano, completed a two-day visit with the Dominican Republic in late September. The two are partnered under the State Partnership Program.
Iowa National Guard strengthens bonds with Kosovo
October 5, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Obadiah Meyers (middle), Iowa National Guard (IANG) soldier from the 67th Troop Command, shakes hands with a resident of Prizren, Kosovo (right) while on a tour of the city during the IANG staff ride on Monday, September 12, 2016. Staff Sgt. Valbona Kerolli (left), nurse with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Medical Company, prepares to shake hands with the gentleman next. Iowa and the Republic of Kosovo have partnered through the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 2011.
Texas Air Guard pairs with Chilean Air Force for humanitarian mission
September 23, 2016
Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Davis, an optometrist with the Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Medical Group prepares his equipment while providing eye exams as part of XXI Operative Medico-Dental Rapa Nuithe, humanitarian mission with the Chilean Air Force that provides medical and dental care to residents of Isla de Pascua, more commonly known as Easter Island.
South Carolina National Guard shares importance of reserve force with Colombian leaders
August 25, 2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general of South Carolina, participates in a panel discussion during the Colombian Army Transformation Symposium, Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 5, 2016. Livingston’s discussions included the advantages of having a reserve force and challenges of developing a robust reserve component. The South Carolina National Guard and the Colombian military began the State Partnership relationship in July 2012 and have continued to deepen the partnership.
Colorado National Guard observes partner Jordan's anti-extremism radio broadcast programs
August 24, 2016
​Colorado National Guard Public Affairs and Jordan Armed Forces Directorate of Moral Guidance pose outside the JAF-Arab Army Radio Station in Amman, Jordan, Aug. 9, 2016, during an annual National Guard State Partnership Program public affairs exchange.
Tennessee National Guard serves with state partner Bulgaria
August 24, 2016
1st Sgt. Mike Ilko, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard, shares bottled water with a young cattle herder Aug. 16, 2016, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. Local cattle and sheep herders regularly herd thier animals across NSTA. Tennessee National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on rotations to complete thier portions of projects as part of Operation Resolute Castle 16, an ongoing operation of military construction to build up Eastern European base infrastructure and help strengthen ties between Tennessee's state partnership with Bulgaria.
Delaware National Guard helps repair a school in Trinidad and Tobago
August 22, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris Krawczyk explains the repairs being made to the Blanchisseus Primary School to U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad Frank L. Estrada during a site visit on August 10, 2016.
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Armed Forces partner to renovate school
August 19, 2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Louis Du Randt, right, 211th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, and a Suriname Army soldier conduct renovation work at the O.S. 1 Santo Dorp School in Wanica, Suriname, Aug. 11, 2016. The renovation project was conducted as part of the Suriname and South Dakota State Partnership Program to provide training for military construction personnel while simultaneously assisting in a worthy community need.
Texas National Guard hosts Chilean undersecretary
August 18, 2016
Key leaders from the Texas Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and State Guard met with members of the Chilean Undersecretary at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, August 8, 2016. Through the States Partnership Program, Texas has been partnered with Chile since 2009. The program is designed to link a State’s National Guard with a partner nation’s military forces government agencies in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.