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Georgia Guard members 'won't forget' exchange in Guatemala
March 27, 2014
Staff Sgt. Richard Ramirez of the Georgia Army National Guard provides a safety brief to Guatemalan Interagency Task Force Soldiers and police agents prior to their driver's training class in order to build capacity and to enhance their capability in combating transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking organizations.

Texas Airmen among those in Chile for exchanges
March 25, 2014
Maj. Camille LaDrew, a logistics officer from the Texas Air National Guard, ties down F-16 engine equipment and tools in Santiago, Chile, March 24, 2014. She is one of nearly 60 U.S. Airmen participating in subject matter expert exchanges with Chilean air force counterparts, and involved in hosting static displays of the C-130 Hercules and F-16 Fighting Falcon during the FIDAE Air Show in Santiago, March 25 through 30. The exchanges, conducted regularly throughout the year, involve U.S. Airmen sharing best practices and procedures to build partnerships and promote interoperability with partner-nations throughout South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Harlem Hellfighters keep troops moving during Central Accord
March 19, 2014
Congolese national police Capt. Patrick Ossate and Spc. Daren E. Mills from the New York Army National Guard's 369th's Sustainment Brigade process Soldiers March 18 arriving at Exercise Central Accord 14 in Douala, Cameroon, March 18, 2014. The two are part of the Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration cell, which manages personnel arriving and departing the exercise.

National Guard State Partnership Program taking shape in Liberia
March 14, 2014
Army Capt. Margaret Mieras and Master Sgt. Angela Adams, both of Michigan, gather with members of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Force of Liberia administrative staff in Monrovia, Liberia on Feb. 20, 2014.

Dubai cargo mission shows versatility and dedication of Army National Guard
March 14, 2014
C-17 Globemaster III's assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing sit on the flight line after a rain storm passes over May 7, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston-Air Base, S.C.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Belize looks to Louisiana Guard to create its own at-risk youth program
March 13, 2014
Capt. Marco Salam, member of the Belize Defence Force, visits with cadets at Camp Beauregard's Youth ChalleNGe Program, in Pineville, La., Feb. 18, 2014.

Georgia’s Army National Guard building security in the Americas
March 13, 2014
The Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) is the first National Guard IBCT to execute missions under the regionally aligned forces (RAF) program.

Michigan National Guard certifies Latvian Joint Fires Observers with 100 percent pass rate
March 11, 2014
Michigan National Guard State Partnership Program Graphic

Combatant commanders: National Guard builds global partnerships, proven on battlefield
March 7, 2014
Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart, senior enlisted leader with the North Carolina National Guard, talks with a Botswana Defence Force soldier in a recent visit Swart made during a State Partnership Program engagement in the southern Africa country. North Carolina almost doubled its SPP engagements in 2013. As mobilizations overseas trend downward, the North Carolina Guard has used their SPP relationships as one tool to sustain readiness and training proficiency. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard)

Missouri Guard member serves in Afghanistan with her son
February 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Denise Leo, an administrative noncommissioned officer with the Missouri National Guard’s 1438th Multi-Role Bridge Company, with her son, Spc. Ryan Dryer, a mechanic with the same unit. Both volunteered for the deployment and have been serving in Afghanistan for about six months, supporting their unit's mission of maintaining bridges in Afghanistan.