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Maryland Guard celebrates partnerships with Estonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 9, 2013
Maj. Gen. James Adkins, the adjutant general of Maryland, and Estonian Brig. Gen. Meelis Kiili, commander of the Estonia Defense League, prepare to cut an anniversary cake June 4, 2013, in Estonia.

U.S. Soldiers work with Serbian Armed Forces
June 28, 2013
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph Grimmett, the Joint Implementation Commission Chief and a member of the Utah National Guard, greets his Serbian Armed Forces counterpart after a coordination meeting in Vrapce on June 21. The two groups meet monthly to coordinate their efforts along the Administrative Boundary Line between Kosovo and Serbia.

Georgia National Guard, Country of Georgia hone disaster response capabilities
June 25, 2013
The sun sets over the ancient city of Tbilisi, site of Shared Horizons 2013, a bilateral exercise between the Country of Georgia and the U.S. Military. The Georgia National Guard has trained with the Country of Georgia since 1994 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Guam National Guard members continue Operation Enduring Freedom mission
June 25, 2013
Staff Sgt. Charles Chiguina, left, convoy commander for Charlie Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and members of his team show their unity prior to a June 22 mission at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Oklahoma Soldiers performing dual mission in Afghanistan
June 24, 2013
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Platoon, 1245th Transportation Company, 1034th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, escort military vehicles in preparation for a convoy escort team mission en route to two forward operating bases in the Regional Command North, at Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013.

Estonian ambassador visits Estonian pilots training with Maryland Army National Guard
June 22, 2013
Army Col. Sean Casey, chief of staff of the Maryland National Guard, looks on as an Estonian air force pilot goes over the flight instruments of a UH-60 Black hawk helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Edgewood, Md., June 18, 2012. Two pilots with the Estonian air force have been training with the Maryland Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment as part of the State Partnership Program, which pairs up National Guard units with partner nations worldwide. The Maryland Guard has been partnered with Estonia since 1993.

Kentucky Soldier pursues dream of impacting inner-city students
June 17, 2013
Cpl. De'Marcus Hopson poses for a picture after graduating from Warrior Leader Course, which was held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Kentucky Army National Guard medic helps with better care for military dogs
June 11, 2013
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Justin Gilliam, 2/138th Field Artillery Regiment medic, takes U.S. Navy military working dog Adela’s pulse May 21, 2013, during a MWD care under fire class taught by U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Diamond (center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell veterinarian. While U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Ryan Ezell, Adela’s handler, restrained her during the hands-on class instruction, he and Diamond ensured the medics understood restraining and training a MWD, or its handler, downrange will likely entail considerably more difficulty.

Beyond the Horizons builds schools and partnerships
June 6, 2013
Lt. Col. Raymond Valas, Joint Task Force Jaguar commander, teaches the children of Central School, El Tamarindo, how to march, on their way out to look at Black Hawk helicopter May 14, 2013.

Florida National Guard unit helps coordination on the Afghan-Pakistan border
June 4, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas West points out the Pakistan border to Staff Sgt. Christopher Redd, kneeling, from an Afghan Border Police facility at Torkham Gate in eastern Afghanistan.