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D.C. Soldiers hit the right note during Jamaica partnership visit
July 8, 2015
Members of the 257th Army Band and the Jamaica Military Band prepare for concert during State Partnership Program visit July 1. The National Guard State Partnership Program which provides unique partnership-building opportunities between U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia and foreign countries.
Minnesota Guard member serving in Croatia was inspired by uncles
June 23, 2015
Spc. Robert Engeholm, a vertical engineer and team leader from Bloomington, Minnesota., works with a Croatian soldier to construct a ceiling with concrete blocks, June 15, 2015. Squads of Soldiers from the Little Falls, Minn.-based 851st Vertical Engineer Company have been rotating through Nasice, Croatia.
Romania welcomes Soldiers from Alabama National Guard for Operation Resolute Castle
June 22, 2015
Soldiers with the Alabama National Guard and the Romanian Army break ground on June 16, 2015, as part of Operation Resolute Castle 15. This operation is a collaborative effort to create roads and buildings for military use in the Cincu Training Center.
Michigan Guardsman is first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive Latvian Award of Honor
June 10, 2015
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Frutos stands with Latvian Maj. Vilnis Metlans following Frutos’ award of the Latvian National Armed Forces Air Force Commander Award of Honor, Grade 3, in Lielvarde, Latvia, April 30, 2015. Frutos is assigned to the 217th Air Operations Group, Michigan Air National Guard, based at Battle Creek, Mich., and is the first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive the Latvian award. He was recognized for his expertise in airspace management, which resulted in a letter of agreement between the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority and the Latvian military creating military training airspace.
South Carolina National Guard hosts Colombian partners for legal engagement
June 3, 2015
Legal advisers with the Republic of Colombia armed forces are joined by South Carolina National Guard JAG members in Columbia, South Carolina, May 18-22, 2015, as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Maryland National Guard partners with Estonian bomb squad to save lives
June 3, 2015
Staff Sgts. Michael Davis, Jr., and Margaret Taylor, members of the 29th Mobile Public Affairs detachment, prepare the lab scene of the awareness video. The U.S. Army European Command's Humanitarian Mining Action program brought the Estonian Rescue Board and Maryland National Guard Soldiers together to create public service announcements. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of and educate the public about the unexploded ordnance issue in Estonia.
Panama forces get glimpse of Missouri emergency-management programs
May 29, 2015
Capt. Richard Sambolin, a team member of the Missouri National Guard’s State Partnership Program with the country of Panama, shows off the different features of an emergency response vehicle during a tour of the Cooper Drive Armory, home of the 7th Civil Support Team, Jefferson City, Missouri. Panama and the Missouri National Guard have been partners in military training and advisement since 1995.
Airmen from Alabama, Oregon help renovate cancer pavilion in Romania
May 27, 2015
Oregon Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Ramon Lopez, right, and Staff Sgt. Jared Levitt, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to size and place new exterior tile flooring to a medical facility in the city of Mangalia, Romania, May 8, 2015. The mission is part of the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian Civic Assistance Program (HCA), which is designed to improve the host nation's critical infrastructure and the underlying living conditions of the civilian populace.
South Carolina National Guard hosts state partnership visit with Colombian army
May 7, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanged maintenance ideas with members of the Colombian army during a three-day state partnership engagement in South Carolina May 4-6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist both partners with equipment maintenance programs.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct field leadership and hazmat exchange
May 5, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelley Trebesch, 82nd Civil SupportTeam, South Dakota National Guard, discusses hazardous material storage with three members of the Suriname Defense Force at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,April 14, 2015. The SDNG and Suriname soldiers participated in a subject matterexpert exchange where they visited several units and facilities and discussedprotocols and processes for storing, using and disposing of hazmat.