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

New York Army Guard Chaplains Attend South Africa Symposium
October 30, 2024
The South African National Defence Force Chaplain General, Brigadier Gen. E.T. Maswe, left, and South African Defence Minister A. M. Motshekga, pose with New York Army National Guard chaplains Col. Douglas Brock and Lt. Col. Timothy Miller during the South African military’s annual chaplains symposium outside Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2024. Brock and Miller represented the United States at the meeting of 200 South African military chaplains.

Hundreds of Louisiana Guardsmen Joined Florida Storm Response
October 30, 2024
Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 843rd Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, clear debris in Manatee, Florida, Oct. 16, 2024.

Alaska National Guard Joins Flood Response in Kotzebue
October 29, 2024
Alaska Organized Militia members assigned to Joint Task Force - Kotzebue help the Arctic Circle community recover from severe flooding Oct. 26, 2024, following a storm. The 11-member team, including  Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen and the Alaska State Defense Force, was activated by the State Emergency Operations Center.

New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.

Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise
October 28, 2024
Members of the 124th Fighter Wing arrive at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 25, 2024, for the joint Green Flag West exercise.

Arizona Air Guard Opens New High-Tech Indoor Firing Range
October 28, 2024
Airmen fire M18 handguns as part of small arms qualification at the new indoor range at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, Oct. 5, 2024. Staying proficient in individual weapon systems keeps Airmen deployable and mission-ready.

Arizona Air Guard Defenders Return From Kuwait Deployment
October 25, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Defenders assigned to the 162nd Wing are welcomed home by friends and family at Tucson International Airport, Oct. 13, 2024, after a six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

Virginia National Guard, Finnish Army Expand Relationship
October 25, 2024
Virginia National Guard leadership hosts Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki, commander of the Finnish Army, during a bilateral engagement, Oct 12, 2024, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The visit supported the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Air Force Major Serves as Vietnam Bilateral Affairs Officer
October 24, 2024
Oregon Air National Guard Maj. Angie Hayes, the bilateral affairs officer, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, speaks with a member of the Vietnamese delegation following the opening ceremony for the 2024 Disaster Management Engagement Activity at Hue University of Education in Hue, Vietnam June, 10, 2024. The Oregon National Guard and Vietnam have been partners since 2012 through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

New York Guard Helps Floridians Recover from Hurricane
October 22, 2024
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Tyler Linendoll, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, cuts downed tree branches with a chainsaw following Hurricane Milton in Palmetto, Florida, Oct. 11, 2024. Soldiers from the 27th IBCT worked with members of the Florida Army National Guard to provide relief to communities impacted by the hurricane.