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Washington National Guard, Thailand Conduct Wildland Firefighting Exchange
March 15, 2023
Members of the Washington National Guard, 176th Engineer Company, and the Royal Thai Army share wildland firefighting best practices Feb. 25, 2023, in Chiang Mai, Kingdom of Thailand. The exchange marked just the second time in their more than 20-year relationship under the State Partnership Program that Guard members and their Thai counterparts conducted a wildland firefighting exchange.
Sultanate of Oman Joins Growing State Partnership Program
March 14, 2023
Air Force Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, adjutant general, Arizona National Guard, speaks during a meeting with leaders of the Sultan's Armed Forces in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, March 13, 2023. Oman and the Arizona Guard signed a security cooperation agreement to pair in the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program immediately after the meeting.
US, Bosnia and Herzegovina Join Crisis Comms Workshop
March 14, 2023
Participants work on practical exercises during an international crisis communications workshop in Sarajevo March 7-9, 2023. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense Emergency Management and Resilience program and included first responders from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Maryland National Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
New Jersey National Guard Medical Team Trains with Albania
March 14, 2023
Sgt. Thomas Marvin of HHC, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, supervises tactical combat casualty care training scenarios with members of the Albanian Armed Forces at Land Forces Headquarters, Zall-Herr, Tirana, Albania, March 9, 2023, as part of the State Partnership Program. The New Jersey Guard sent more than 40 service members to collaborate with their subject-matter counterparts in the AAF.
NY National Guard 69th Infantry to Lead St. Patrick’s Parade
March 13, 2023
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, lead the St. Patrick's Day parade, Manhattan, New York, March 17, 2022. The 69th Infantry started the day, full of tradition, at 6 a.m. with a whiskey toast and then to the parade where city officials estimated more than 2 million showed up to watch which has been held every year since 1762, with the 69th leading it since 1851.
Arizona Guard, Oman Partner in State Partnership Program
March 13, 2023
Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, commander of the Arizona National Guard, seated at left, signs an official partnership decree with Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al-Raisi, chief of staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces, during a ceremony in Muscat, Oman, solidifying Oman as a partner with the state of Arizona under the State Partnership Program. The SPP links a state’s National Guard with armed forces of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.
Indiana Guard Civil Engineers Train for Mission Readiness
March 13, 2023
Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Smith, an Airman with the 181st Civil Engineer Squadron, operates heavy machinery during a route-clearing exercise at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Edinburgh, Ind., March 4, 2023. The 181st CES trained to promote cross-functional capabilities.
F-22 Raptors Rearmed in Demonstration of ACE Capabilities
March 10, 2023
A Hawaii Air National Guard weapons crew from the 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arms an F-22 Raptor with inert munitions at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, March 8, 2023.
Pennsylvania Guard Institute Educates Medics Across Army
March 9, 2023
U.S. Soldiers carry a simulated casualty to a field hospital during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, March 3, 2023. This exercise included responding to the scene of a mass casualty event, providing first aid and evacuating the simulated casualties to a field hospital while being assessed by instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site).
Virginia Guard Soldiers Conduct Infantry Exchange in Tajikistan
March 8, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct an advanced infantry tactics exchange with soldiers and representatives from the Republic of Tajikistan Feb. 26-March 2, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange was conducted in support of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003.