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Airmen from Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania highlight interoperability
June 11, 2015
A Maryland Air National Guard pilot returns to support Saber Strike and provide close-air-support after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker June 9, 2015, in Latvian airspace. Guardsmen from Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania came together to support Saber Strike 15 by providing aerial-refueling and close-air-support. Saber Strike 15 is a joint and multinational exercise designed to promote stability in the Baltic area and provide an opportunity for military members to sharpen their skills.
Michigan Guardsman is first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive Latvian Award of Honor
June 10, 2015
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Frutos stands with Latvian Maj. Vilnis Metlans following Frutos’ award of the Latvian National Armed Forces Air Force Commander Award of Honor, Grade 3, in Lielvarde, Latvia, April 30, 2015. Frutos is assigned to the 217th Air Operations Group, Michigan Air National Guard, based at Battle Creek, Mich., and is the first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive the Latvian award. He was recognized for his expertise in airspace management, which resulted in a letter of agreement between the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority and the Latvian military creating military training airspace.
Air National Guard from several states involved in Saber Strike 15 exercise
June 9, 2015
Firefighters assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, train their Estonian and British counterparts on the proper procedures for extraction from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during Saber Strike 15 at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, June 8, 2015. Saber Strike is an exercise that aims to continue to improve U.S., allied partners, and participating nations' interoperability, while increasing their capacity to conduct a full spectrum of military operations.
South Carolina National Guard hosts Colombian partners for legal engagement
June 3, 2015
Legal advisers with the Republic of Colombia armed forces are joined by South Carolina National Guard JAG members in Columbia, South Carolina, May 18-22, 2015, as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
1,000 Tennessee and Alabama Soldiers supporting Atlantic Resolve exercise
June 3, 2015
Engineering equipment from the Tennessee and Alabama National Guard is unloaded from a cargo ship in a northern German port preparing for the arrival of 1,000 military personnel to begin supporting NATO exercises.
Maryland National Guard partners with Estonian bomb squad to save lives
June 3, 2015
Staff Sgts. Michael Davis, Jr., and Margaret Taylor, members of the 29th Mobile Public Affairs detachment, prepare the lab scene of the awareness video. The U.S. Army European Command's Humanitarian Mining Action program brought the Estonian Rescue Board and Maryland National Guard Soldiers together to create public service announcements. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of and educate the public about the unexploded ordnance issue in Estonia.
Panama forces get glimpse of Missouri emergency-management programs
May 29, 2015
Capt. Richard Sambolin, a team member of the Missouri National Guard’s State Partnership Program with the country of Panama, shows off the different features of an emergency response vehicle during a tour of the Cooper Drive Armory, home of the 7th Civil Support Team, Jefferson City, Missouri. Panama and the Missouri National Guard have been partners in military training and advisement since 1995.
Airmen from Alabama, Oregon help renovate cancer pavilion in Romania
May 27, 2015
Oregon Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Ramon Lopez, right, and Staff Sgt. Jared Levitt, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to size and place new exterior tile flooring to a medical facility in the city of Mangalia, Romania, May 8, 2015. The mission is part of the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian Civic Assistance Program (HCA), which is designed to improve the host nation's critical infrastructure and the underlying living conditions of the civilian populace.
South Carolina National Guard hosts state partnership visit with Colombian army
May 7, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanged maintenance ideas with members of the Colombian army during a three-day state partnership engagement in South Carolina May 4-6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist both partners with equipment maintenance programs.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct field leadership and hazmat exchange
May 5, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelley Trebesch, 82nd Civil SupportTeam, South Dakota National Guard, discusses hazardous material storage with three members of the Suriname Defense Force at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,April 14, 2015. The SDNG and Suriname soldiers participated in a subject matterexpert exchange where they visited several units and facilities and discussedprotocols and processes for storing, using and disposing of hazmat.