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All Michigan, all the time, for this operation in Liberia
November 18, 2015 — Members of the Michigan Army National Guard's 1430th Engineer Company arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, last week to begin a cooperative project with Liberian Engineers. In a historic first, the engineers were transported by two KC-135s from the Michigan Air National Guard's Selfridge-based 127th Wing. "This is a perfect case of a "Pure Michigan" operation," said Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general for the Michigan National Guard...

Arizona National Guard helps keep NATO flights aloft
November 13, 2015 — Arizona Airmen and tankers are flying with NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft and aircrews this month to fine tune the in-flight skills needed to pass fuel from KC-135 Stratotankers to the relatively large surveillance aircraft...

Pennsylvania National Guard provides key support at international exercise
November 5, 2015 — About 20 Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers, assigned to the 213th Regional Support Group, or RSG, are taking part in Exercise Trident Juncture 15, working as a vital asset in the exercise's tactical operations center...

Michigan National Guard continues mentor mission to Liberian armed forces
October 26, 2015 — LANSING, Mich. - Eight Michigan National Guard Soldiers were to deploy this month to Monrovia,...

Vietnam opens new school and shelter built with Oregon National Guard
October 23, 2015 — Brig. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, the adjutant general of Oregon, participated as the senior U.S. representative during an Oct. 21 ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of an intermediate school in Phu Tinh Village in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam.The school was built in cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam and has a secondary-use as a shelter during natural disasters...

National Guard State Partnership Program: East Africa
October 20, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – This year, the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program expanded to...

Massachusetts National Guard signs state partnership with Republic of Kenya
October 5, 2015 — NAIROBI, Kenya - The Massachusetts National Guard and the Republic of Kenya signed a state...

State partners Indiana and Slovakia continue relationship with exchange of troops
October 2, 2015 — INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana and Slovakia continued their longstanding military and enduring strategic...

South Dakota Guard and Suriname military develop leaders
September 25, 2015 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Members of the South Dakota National Guard, the Suriname Armed Forces and the...

Kentucky plays host to delegation from new partner Djibouti
September 23, 2015 — FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky National Guard hosted several members of Djibouti’s military and...

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Partners Strengthen Disaster Response Capabilities

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay and Kenya Partners Strengthen Critical Care Skills

New York Guard Shares Air Assault Techniques With Swedish Partners

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Strengthen Partnership With Atlas Angel II

Guam, Nebraska Guard Form Tri-Lateral Partnership with Republic of the Marshall Islands