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All Michigan, all the time, for this operation in Liberia
November 18, 2015
Soldiers of the Gladstone-based, 1430th Engineer Company, Michigan Army National Guard, Airmen and ground crew offload a Selfridge-based KC-135 from the Michigan Air National Guard on a tarmac in Liberia last week in preparation to assist with Liberia engineers as part of efforts to help the Liberians build new barracks buildings.
Arizona National Guard helps keep NATO flights aloft
November 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard, prepares to refuel a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10, 2015. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
Pennsylvania National Guard provides key support at international exercise
November 5, 2015
Staff Sgt. Nicole Brittain, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 213th Regional Support Group's personnel division, works on a personnel report at Exercise Trident Juncture 15, near Zaragoza, Spain, Nov. 3, 2015.
Michigan National Guard continues mentor mission to Liberian armed forces
October 26, 2015
Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers sample local cuisine while on a staff assistance visit to Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 25, 2015. The Michigan Soldiers will deploy to Liberia in October for one year to support Operation Onward Liberty, a United States Africa Command defense sector reform initiative developed to facilitate implementation of the Liberian National Defense Act by creating a responsible, operationally capable military.
Vietnam opens new school and shelter built with Oregon National Guard
October 23, 2015
Brig. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, adjutant general, Oregon, poses with students at their new intermediate school in Phu Tinh village in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam, Oct. 21, 2015, following a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new school was built in cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam and has a secondary-use as a shelter during natural disasters.
National Guard State Partnership Program: East Africa
October 20, 2015
Kenya and Djibouti represent the first East Africa nations to join the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
Massachusetts National Guard signs state partnership with Republic of Kenya
October 5, 2015
– Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, the adjutant general, Massachusetts National Guard, and Mr. Kiritu Miano Wamae, acting principal secretary, Kenya Ministry of Defence, sign the state partnership agreement between the Republic of Kenya and the Massachusetts National Guard during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Defence, in Nairobi on Oct. 1, 2015.
State partners Indiana and Slovakia continue relationship with exchange of troops
October 2, 2015
Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard and the Slovak Armed Forces prepare for firing an AT-4 weapon at Camp Atterbury, during the Indiana-Slovakia Exchange, Sept. 18, 2015.
South Dakota Guard and Suriname military develop leaders
September 25, 2015
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Watkins, Master Sgt. Marcus Frey and Air Force Master Sgt. Lori Hoop, all members of the South Dakota National Guard, observe how the Suriname Army survives in a jungle environment during a subject matter expert exchange on non-commissioned officer professional development in Paramaribo, Suriname, Sept. 16, 2015.
Kentucky plays host to delegation from new partner Djibouti
September 23, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Keith discusses the capabilities of a UH-60 Black Hawk with Lt. Col. Chakib Mahamed Ali, deputy commander of the Djibouti Air Force, during a visit to the Kentucky Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Kentucky, Sept. 15, 2015. Members of the Djibouti military toured several sites across Kentucky as part of the country’s new partnership with the Kentucky Guard.