Home : News : State Partnership Program
Results:
Category: Guard News

Chairman stresses professionalism to combat ethical lapses
March 11, 2014
Department of Defense Seal
SECDEF: National Guard vital to national security
March 11, 2014
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, and Department of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale testify before the House Armed Service Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C. on March 6, 2014. Hagel addressed the 2015 Department of Defense Budget Proposal as remarked on the steps the Department has taken to separate itself from military cooperations with Russia in response to the situation in Ukraine.
Texas Guardmembers earn top marks in disaster response validation exercise
March 10, 2014
Members of the Texas National Guard’s Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) conduct the second phase of their 2014 Homeland Response Force external evaluation at Camp Gruber, Okla. The exercise tests their response times, support capabilities and interagency cooperation, which certifies the unit to conduct emergency response operations throughout FEMA Region VI for another three years
Combatant commanders: National Guard builds global partnerships, proven on battlefield
March 7, 2014
Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart, senior enlisted leader with the North Carolina National Guard, talks with a Botswana Defence Force soldier in a recent visit Swart made during a State Partnership Program engagement in the southern Africa country. North Carolina almost doubled its SPP engagements in 2013. As mobilizations overseas trend downward, the North Carolina Guard has used their SPP relationships as one tool to sustain readiness and training proficiency. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard)
Pennsylvania Army Guard upgrades to latest version of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
March 7, 2014
An M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the latest addition to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s armored vehicle fleet, sits on display during an unveiling ceremony for the vehicle at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicle features embedded training and diagnostic systems, programmable displays, a thermal view for the driver, inertial navigation and upgraded armor protection. Additionally, the new vehicles offer greater combat capabilities, are safer to operate and easier to maintain than former variants, said officials.
Michigan Army Guard artillery, aviation units conduct cold weather sling load and howitzer live fire exercise
March 7, 2014
A CH-47 Chinook with a slingloaded M-777 155mm howitzer flies overhead as Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, use picks to remove inches of ice in order to set up their howitzers during a live fire exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich. Soldiers from the battalion conducted training on cold weather and slingload operations, transporting, setting up and firing their howitzers in temperatures that got down to -30 degrees
Social media offers many benefits, but Guard members must remain aware of its risks
March 6, 2014
National Guard Bureau Seal
Senior leader spouses gain program awareness, enhance camaraderie
March 5, 2014
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, talks with spouses of senior National Guard leaders about different programs that support service members during a brunch held Feb. 26, 2014, at the vice president's official residence in Washington, D.C. The brunch was part of a two-day program that increased senior leader spouses' awareness of military programs.
Arizona Soldiers, U.S. CBP unite to secure border hot spot
March 4, 2014
Army Staff Sgts. Joaquin Lopez, left, and Ruben Cruz, assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2220th Transportation Company, offload concrete barriers in Naco, Ariz., near the Arizona-Mexico border, March 1. The Soldiers partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver the barriers from El Centro, Calif., as a way to accomplish training on convoy operations while supporting CBP efforts along the border.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues five near Knik River
March 4, 2014
Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron take part in training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21, 2011. Squadron members recently assisted in the rescue of five individuals from an ice floe near the Knik River in Alaska.