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New Vermont adjutant general moves Macedonia partnership forward
September 24, 2013
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, U.S. Ambassador Paul Wholers, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Forrest Glodgett pass out medals and accolades to 79 Soldiers from the Army of the Republic of Macedonia at Illenden Barracks, Skopje, Macedonia, Sept. 12, 2013.

South Carolina National Guard works with Colombia on emergency response
September 23, 2013
Members of the South Carolina National Guard visit the Colombia emergency services (UNGRD) office to see their programs in action. UNGRD staff shows SCNG staff how their system works with Google-based programs Sept. 13, 2013.

Winnefeld: State Partnership Program one of nation's best foreign policy bargains
September 10, 2013
Marine Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, retired, chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, talks with Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the 2013 RFPB dinner in Arlington, Va., Sept. 4, 2013.

California Air Guard members help re-do Latvian high school
September 6, 2013
Senior Airman Jarrett Smith, center, works alongside Latvian soldiers installing new windows to the Ernst Gluck High school.

Hawaii National Guard air defense experts share with Philippine air force partners
September 4, 2013
Despite the wrath of Tropical Storm Maring earlier in the week that brought significant flooding to Manila, the SMEE concluded on time and was considered a much-appreciated and successful exchange for both counties. The event closed with a ceremony featuring guest of honor Brig. Gen. Raul Del Rosario, commander of the Air Defense Wing, and a family-style luncheon hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard participants.

Delaware National Guard senior leaders visit Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
September 4, 2013
Col. Mike Feeley, Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Lt. Col. Pete Klabunde and Brig. Gen. Scott Chambers get a tour of the Trinidad and Tobago Reserve Training Base from the commander, Col. Lyle Alexander.

Pa. Guard begins planning for exercise Vigilant Guard, Lithuanian counterparts scheduled to participate
August 29, 2013
Lithuanian Col. Arturas Rackauskas, left, deputy director of the fire and rescue department of Lithuania, and Bob Edmiston, Fort Indiantown Gap fire chief, discuss different aspect of firefighting during a tour of the fire station at Fort Indiantown Gap. The tour was part of planning discussions for Vigilant Guard, an emergency-preparedness exercise hosted by the Pennsylvania National Guard that is scheduled to include Lithuanian military and rescue personnel as part of the partnership between the Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

Texas Air Guard engineers train with Norwegian Military Academy cadets
August 27, 2013
Norwegian Military Academy Cadet Kjetil Waal, a senior Royal Norwegian military cadet enrolled in the engineering program at the Norwegian Military Academy (Krigsskolen), at Camp Linderud, in Oslo, Norway, briefs members of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Civil Engineering Squadron, on a construction project at Rygge Air Station, Norway. The 149th CES was in Norway as part of the deployment for training program to train with members of the Royal Norwegian armed forces.

Kentucky Guard members polish media roles while on duty at Guantanamo
August 23, 2013
Kentucky Army National Guard Private 1st Class Cody Cooper, a member of the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Scottsville, Ky., escorts news media representatives during a tour of Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Aug. 8, 2013. Camp X-Ray was the first detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Bulgarian flyers complete military leadership program in Tennessee
August 21, 2013
Bulgarian Air Force Sgt. Yordanka S. Petrova-Angelova, left, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Traugot, August 15, 2013, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. Petrova-Angelova graduated from the U.S. Air Force NCO Academy along with Bulgarian Cpl. Stoyko V. Stoykov, who attended Airman Leadership School at around the same time.