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Arizona Soldiers take part in European operation with partner nation Kazakhstan
October 10, 2014
Arizona National Guard, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment Soldiers, together with Moldovan soldiers, face an aggressive crowd of rioters throwing smoke and rocks during a situational training exercise as part of Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise, Oct. 4, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany.

Kentucky Air Guard unit establishes cargo hub in Senegal for Ebola response
October 8, 2014
Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group talks to unit members about their role in Operation United Assistance during a briefing in the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014. The Kentucky Air Guard members stood up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola.

Vermont adjutant general boosts state's partnership with Macedonia
October 8, 2014
Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and State Command Sgt. Maj. Toby Quick receive a briefing from a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia's Army Medical Unit has Role 2 medical capabilities and will probably be the focus of the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia and Senegal, Vermont's two State Partnership Program countries, Sept. 22, 2014.

Longtime partners Illinois National Guard and Poland complete exercise
October 7, 2014
Col. Mark Jackson, commanding officer of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with Bronislaw Komorowski, the president of Poland, in Orzysz, Poland, Oct. 2, 2014.  Jackson presented Komorowski a plaque on behalf of the 33rd IBCT.

California National Guard Soldiers complete two weeks of training with Indian counterparts
October 3, 2014
California Army National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Lawrence Haskins addresses U.S. and Indian army troops during the closing ceremony for Yudh Abhyas 2014 on Sept. 30 at Chaubattia Cantonment, India.

Kentucky Air Guard deploying forces to Africa in support of Ebola mission
October 2, 2014
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance.

Oregon-Vietnam partnership enhances skills; helps Soldiers find friends across the world
October 2, 2014
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Engineer Company learn about some of the capabilities that Vietnam's National Committee for Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM) provide during emergencies and disasters at the 249th Engineer Brigade Headquarters in Vietnam during a week-long search and rescue technique exchange as part of the Oregon National Guard's State Partnership Program. 

Michigan military police train with Latvian partners
September 29, 2014
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Edward Williams, with the 210th Military Police Battalion, Taylor, Michigan, helps facilitate traffic accident investigation training along with his Latvian counterparts from the Latvian MP Company, Riga, Latvia, Sept. 23, 2014. The Michigan the Latvian MP’s are training together in support of Operation Silver Arrow, in conjunction with United States Army Europe and Operation Northern Resolve.

Airmen inspire school children in Australian Outback
September 29, 2014
District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Eric Haagenson explains to students how his helmet and flight equipment help him survive and fly a fighter aircraft, during a visit to McFarlane Primary School in Katherine, Australia, Sept. 17, 2014.

California National Guard Soldiers train with Indian counterparts in shadow of the Himalayas
September 26, 2014
Yudh Abhyas 2014 took place above 6,000 feet at Ranikhet Cantonment in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Himalayas provided a backdrop for the training.