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25-year partnership boosts more than relationships for NEANG
September 10, 2018
Lt. Col. Edward Conner, KC-135R instructor pilot, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, and 1st Lt. Taylor Ashmore,155th ARW mission pilot, debrief a grounds service technician assigned to Pardubice Air Base, Czech Republic, after a refueling flight during a joint training exercise in the Pardubice Region. This year the State of Nebraska, and the State of Texas, are celebrating the 25th year of their partnership with the Czech Republic through the State Partnership Program (SPP).The SPP has been building relationships for over 20.
South Carolina Guard discusses legal system with Colombians
September 6, 2018
Republic of Colombia army judge advocates meet with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for the South Carolina National Guard. The JAGs are visiting South Carolina to collaborate on ideas during the transformation of the Colombian military justice systems, Columbia, S.C., Aug. 29, 2018.
New Hampshire Airman lends Spanish skills in El Salvador
August 31, 2018
Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a command post controller assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, poses for a portrait on August 8, 2018 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H Arends traveled to El Salvador to serve as an iterim bilateral affairs representative as part of the N.H. National Guard's State Partnership Program with El Salvador.
HIANG brings high level air defense expertise to Philippines
August 29, 2018
Philippine Air Force officials give a tour of the PAF’s FA-50 fighter aircraft and facilities Aug. 9, 2018, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. The tour was part of a subject matter expert exchange between the Philippine Air Force and the Hawaii Air National Guard as part of a National Guard State Partnership Program engagement.
Idaho, Montana Soldiers practice live-fire with Thai troops
August 29, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, 2018, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers from both forces. Hanuman Guardian 2018, Aug. 20 – 30, builds capabilities of both armies while increasing the interoperability of U.S. and Thailand forces, longtime allies. More than 150 U.S. Army and 350 Army National Guard Soldiers and 350 Royal Thai Army Soldiers are participating in the training exercise.
Kentucky Guard members share training practices with Djibouti
August 24, 2018
Members of the Djiboutian military visit with Kentucky Guardsmen during a leadership exchange as part of the State Partnership Program in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 16, 2018. Kentucky Guardsmen shared training fundamentals and ideas with instructors from the Djiboutian Armed Forces.
Idaho Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army work together
August 23, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion plans officer, works to complete mission analysis as part of the military decision-making process with Royal Thai Army Capt. Chawanon Musikadilok, company commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion’s 1st Riffle Company Aug. 22, 2018, at the Cavalry Center in the Sarburi province. The two are part of the more than 500 U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army soldiers participating in Hanuman Guardian 2018, a bilateral exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.
Washington's 10th CST builds partners during Konfitma 18
August 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tara Broad, survey member in the 10th Civil Support Team, Washington National Guard, takes pictures of raw materials that could be used to create nefarious chemicals, explosives or drugs during exercise Konfitma Aug. 17, 2018, on the island of Saipan. Konfitma is an all-hazards CBRNE environment threat-based training exercise designed to test an agency’s capabilities, policies and procedures and to identify capability and interoperability gaps.
Hanuman Guardian 2018 underway with the Royal Thai Army
August 21, 2018
More than 150 U.S. Army and Army National Guard Soldiers and 300 Royal Thai Army soldiers participated in Hanuman Guardian 2018’s opening ceremony Aug. 20, 2018, at the Royal Thai Army’s Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province. Hanuman Guardian is an 11-day bilateral army-to-army exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.
W. Va. Guard hosts Peruvian senior enlisted leaders
August 20, 2018
West Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell poses for a photo with Técnico Jefe Superior Pedro Espinoza, sergeant major of the Peruvian army Aug. 16, 2018, at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia.