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Michigan field artillery's 'Blackjacks' training in Latvia
April 19, 2016
1st. Lt. Brice Masterson, and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Smith, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard, set up the M67 GLPS, gun laying and positioning system, on April 17, 2016, as part of exercise Summer Shield XIII, at Adazi Training Center, Latvia. Soldiers of the 1-119th FA deployed to Latvia for a multinational fires and effects training exercise. Latvia and Michigan have trained together through the State Partnership Program for 24 years.
40th Combat Aviation Brigade and USS Ponce conduct interoperability training exercise
March 29, 2016
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, land aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exercise tested the ability of 40th CAB and the USS Ponce to work together to perform stability operations in the surrounding region.
Hoosiers, Slovaks trade intelligence best practices
March 24, 2016
Indiana National Guard Soldiers and members of Slovakia’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Battalion pose for a group photo during a visit to Slovakia by the Hoosier Guardsmen in January 2016.
South Carolina National Guard hosts top Colombian army maintenance officer
March 17, 2016
Jose Terrones from U.S. Army South translates maintenance procedures into Spanish during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, March 8, 2016. Maintenance officers from the Colombian army toured South Carolina Army National Guard maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange held March 7-11, 2016.
Missouri National Guard celebrates 20th anniversary of partnership with Republic of Panama
March 15, 2016
Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, at a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Missouri National Guard's State Partnership relationship with Panama.
Nevada National Guard Soldiers sharpen communication skills with Tongan military
March 15, 2016
Members of the Nevada National Guard and His Majesty's Armed Forces pose in front of Ha'amonga 'a Maui, a historical monument built in Tonga about 1200. The forces met for a weeklong communications knowledge exchange.
Latvian Chief of Defense thanks Texas' 147th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen
March 11, 2016
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general and director of Military and Veterans Affairs for the Michigan National Guard, and Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvian Chief of Defense, discuss the capabilities of the M777A1 howitzer with a gun crew of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, during the Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., July 14, 2014.
Hawaii Guard members and Indonesian Soldiers share military tactics
March 7, 2016
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christian Staszkow, a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard, conducts an after action review with Soldiers from the Indonesia Army following an infantry patrol practical exercise during the Noncommissioned Officer Subject Matter Expert Exchange for the Hawaii Army National Guard State Partnership Program in Bandung, Indonesia, at the PUSDIKIF Infantry Education Center Feb. 26, 2016. The NCO exchange is designed for military personnel from Hawaii and the Indonesian NCOs to learn each other’s military tactics, procedures and culture all while building a lasting friendship.
California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division shines under gray German sky
February 29, 2016
Soldiers of the Albanian Army partnered with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, prepare to deploy riot control forces, Feb. 25 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The CRC event is part of an intense training cycle intended to prepare Soldiers for their pending KFOR deployment.
Soldiers provide medevac training for Airmen and Canadian Troops
February 24, 2016
Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group practice unloading a patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 18. The 386th EMDG trained with the 40th CAB to prepare for any medevac operation while deployed.