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Senior leaders: Future combat operations to mirror this one; all components play a part
September 21, 2015
Maj. Gen. Augustus Collins, the adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard, speaks to Airmen of the Jackson, Mississippi-based 172nd Airlift Wing deployed to Kuwait on Aug. 20, 2015, at Patton Army Heliport located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Collins and Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines spent several days in Kuwait visiting Mississippi units as part of the Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Component visit Aug. 19-22.
Massachusetts Guard Announces State Partnership With Kenya
September 17, 2015
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South Carolina Guard members exchange best practices with Republic of Colombia counterparts
September 16, 2015
Army Sgt. Nathan Corley, an electronics mechanic, demonstrates equipment calibration during a South Carolina National Guard hosted visit for students from the Colombian War College at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., Sept. 10, 2015 as part of the U.S. National Guard's State Partnership Program. These students are the future senior leaders of the Colombian army and the cultural and military exchange facilitated by this engagement is expected to further strengthen and develop this multinational initiative. (Air National Guard Photo by Airman Megan R. Floyd)
New Mexico National Guard members share first aid techniques with Costa Rican partners
September 10, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Greg Holmes, center, a New Mexico Army National Guard medic, demonstrates splinting a broken ankle during a three- day course where he shared emergency medical response tactics, techniques and best practices with 34 Costa Rican first responders from three agencies.
South Dakota Guard members work with Suriname partners on disaster preparations
September 8, 2015
U.S. Army Capt. Jodi Gilberti, operations officer, South Dakota Army National Guard, briefs leadership from Suriname’s Army, Navy, Air Force, Military Police, Special Troops and the National Coordination Center for Disaster Relief during a subject-matter expert exchange focusing on disaster response best practices in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 26, 2015. South Dakota and Suriname, in coordination with U.S. Southern Command, established a successful security cooperation relationship in 2006 under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
South Dakota Guard members discuss disaster management with South American partner nation Suriname
August 27, 2015
Members of the South Dakota National Guard spent two days in Suriname, their South American partner nation, Aug. 19-20, 2015, as part of a subject matter expert exchange focusing on disaster management.
Senior Colombian army engineer visits South Carolina Army Guard Best Engineer Competition
August 26, 2015
Columbian army Maj. Gen. Guillermo Arturo Suarez Ferreira, the senior Colombian army engineer, observes engineers with the South Carolina Army National Guard during the Best Engineer Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Aug. 22. Suarez was invited to observe the training exercise as part of the State Partnership Program relationship between Colombia and the South Carolina National Guard. During his visit, he observed the training and was also the keynote speaker at the annual engineer banquet. Additional plans were made for South Carolina Army Guard engineers to train with engineers from the Columbian army. (South Carolina Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
Mississippi Army National Guard members take their mechanical skills to the Sinai
August 24, 2015
Spc. Michael DeGan, Aviation Company, Task Force Sinai, installs cotter pins on the pitch control links on the tail rotor blades during a preventative maintenance inspection cycle-1, on July 27, 2015 at North Camp, Sinai, Egypt.
Arizona Guard members visit Kazakhstan, strengthen military-to-military partnership
August 19, 2015
Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard and the Kazakhstani Military work together sharing ideas and common practices through the State Partnership Program last month.
Simulated fuel spill helps Airmen get on the same page in emergencies
August 12, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melissa Blackledge, an aerospace medical technician from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Medical Group, assists a mock patient with a broken ankle during a simulated fuel spill on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 7, 2015. Blackledge was embedded as part of the wing-inspection team for the scenario-based inspection.