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Leaders from National Guard and AFRICOM discuss State Partnership Program
February 1, 2016
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director of programs at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., United States Africa Command and United States Army Africa about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 26, 2016. T
Jordanian military hosted by Colorado Guard counterparts
February 1, 2016
U.S. Army National Guard members, State Partnership Program participants from Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces tour the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab in Denver, Jan. 8, 2016. Colorado National Guard’s State Partnership Program, a unique component of the U.S. Department of Defense, links a state's National Guard unit with the armed forces equivalent of another country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct strategic planning
February 1, 2016
Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard met in January with their colleagues in Suriname as part of the State Partnership Program.
Puerto Rico National Guard hosts visit from Honduran officials
January 29, 2016
Honduran delegation observed some of the training capabilities and equipment at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center during its visit in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Jan. 27, 2016.
40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes charge of unmanned missions in the Middle East
January 20, 2016
Unmanned aerial system repairers from Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, inspect an MQ-1C Gray Eagle in the Middle East, Jan. 7, 2016. Company F Gray Eagles provide armed aerial reconnaissance for stability operations in the Middle East.
National Guard forces join exercise Yama Sakura 69 in Japan
December 15, 2015
Service members from the Japan Self Defense Force and the United States participate Dec. 8, 2015, in the Yama Sakura 69 exercise at the Middle Army Headquarters in Camp Itami, Japan. More than 5,000 service members participated in the annual bilateral training exercise.
South Dakota National Guard reinforces partnership at National Day in Suriname
December 3, 2015
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general for the South Dakota National Guard and State Command Chief Master Sgt. James Welch, SDNG senior enlisted leader, meet with Suriname’s Minister of Defense Ronni Benschop, during a distinguished leaders visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 25, 2015.
Colombian Army Engineers view South Carolina flood response
December 1, 2015
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Omar Benjamin (left), with the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Combined Support Maintenance Shop, answers questions from Colombian Army Lt. Col. Hernando Rodriguez through Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Lombana, Nov. 19, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard held a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with its Partner Nation Nov. 15-21, 2015. While in South Carolina, the five Colombian officers toured various sites and met with their National Guard counterparts seeing firsthand the areas affected by the floods, and how the Guard responded working alongside civilian first responders and state and local emergency management. Since its launch in 2012, when the South Carolina National Guard introduced its State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Republic of Colombia, S.C., has focused on establishing long-term relationships where Colombia and South Carolina can promote mutual interests and build lasting capabilities. In the past year the South Carolina National Guard has held 26 engagements with its partner nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephen D. Hudson)
Gen. Grass concludes three-nation visit in Romania
November 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, center, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, his senior enlisted advisor, left, talk with Texas National Guard members serving at MK Air Base, Romania, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and other missions, Nov. 28, 2015. This image was acquired using a cellular phone.
Mississippi Guard aviation maintainers complete Kuwait mission
November 30, 2015
Staff Sgt. Frank Schatzman, of the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), replaces safety wire on APX-123 coaxial connectors during a preventative maintenance inspection at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on Sept. 29, 2015. The Mississippi Army National Guard aviation maintenance unit successfully completed a Phase Maintenance Inspection Cycle-1 (PMI) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Sept. 28 and successfully returned the completed aircraft to the 1/137th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, two weeks later.