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Illinois Soldiers and Polish officials honor 21 years of state partnership
July 21, 2014
Grzegorz Olszak, Polish ambassador to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain, left, presents a token of appreciation to Col. Drew Dukett, commander of the 108th Sustainment Brigade July 14, 2014, at the Polish Embassy of Kuwait.

Georgia Army National Guard coaches Honduran military
July 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Gibran Harewood with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of the Georgia National Guard, watches a Honduran military fire team conduct room clearing exercises in Cucuyagua, Honduras, during June of 2014.

South Dakota Guard shares knowledge with Suriname military on reserve force operations
July 21, 2014
Maj. Gen Timothy Reisch, adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard, meets with Col. Adolf Jardim, deputy commander of the Suriname Armed Forces, during the Reserve Forces Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Camp Rapid, S.D., July 11, 2014.

Va. Guard aviators fly nearly 300 hours over Guatemalan skies
July 18, 2014
Members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment land a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after transporting Soldiers to Guatemala city during Operation Beyond the Horizon April 28, 2014. The 2-224 Aviation Regiment’s primary purpose is for casualty evacuation, but they also run personnel transport and other tasks given to them by the Task Force.

Soldiers form bonds in Pennsylvania with Lithuanian counterparts
July 15, 2014
Lithuanian Lt. Col. Aurelijus Motiejunas speaks about his experience training alongside Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Michigan National Guard Soldiers familiarize Liberian soldiers with counterintelligence measures
July 9, 2014
Michigan National Guard Sgt. Matthew Robinson and Liberian Armed Forces soldier Pvt. 1st Class Musa Jabateh pose for a picture during a training exercise at Edward B. Kesselly Barracks in Monrovia, Liberia, June 12, 2014.

South Carolina National Guard demonstrates maintenance techniques for Colombian partners
July 8, 2014
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Garcia-Benedetti, a small arms repairman in the 742nd Support Maintenance Company, South Carolina National Guard, teaches Colombian army maintenance workers how to troubleshoot malfunctions and break down an M240 machine gun, June 2014.

West Virginia National Guard members add new facet to relationship with Peru
July 7, 2014
Members of the West Virginia National Guard CERF-P and Peruvian first responders form up during a training event in Peru. The training, which took place June 19-24, introduced Peruvian military and civilian responders to basic search and rescue techniques.

New York Guard members conduct sling load operations in Afghanistan
July 7, 2014
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company make their way out from under the Chinook during practice in Afghanistan recently.

Minnesota partners for peace help renovate Croatian school
July 3, 2014
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Virnig, 133rd Civil Engineering Squadron, removes tile from an elementary school bathroom in Ogulin, Croatia, June 17, 2014. The school bathrooms are being renovated by Airmen from the 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadron, and 219th Red Horse Squadron in partnership with the Croatian Army. Croatia is a Minnesota State Partner under the National Guard State Partnership Program.