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North Dakota National Guard has new partnership with Benin
April 7, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Denis H. Gbessemahlem, chief of the defense staff, Beninese Armed Forces, as Michael Raynor, U.S. ambassador to Benin, looks on, in Cotonou, Benin on April 3, 2014. The exchange followed a ceremony in which the North Dakota National Guard formalized its association with the Republic of Benin under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.

North Dakota National Guard celebrates Togo as third African partner
April 7, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, left, North Dakota adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. Abalo Kadangha, chief of defense staff of the Togolese Armed Forces, shake hands in Lome, Togo, on April 4, 2014.

Mongolian visit to Alaska Vigilant Guard exercise continues partnership success
April 3, 2014
Staff Sgt. Ned Tri, right, Alaska Medical Station clinical noncommissioned officer-in-charge, explains to Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, middle, representatives from Mongolia, the contents of a medical bag used during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, March 28, 2014.

North Dakota Airmen deploy in support of CENTCOM
March 31, 2014
Lt. Col. Tad Shauer, the 219th Security Forces Commander, right,speaks to deploying unit members as Master Sgt. Larry Torres, the 219th Security Forces first sergeant, prepares to present a unit flag during a send-off ceremony at the Minot Armed Forces Reserve Center, Minot N.D., March 14, 2014.

U.S., Jordanian military leaders deepen National Guard partnership
March 27, 2014
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with Gen. Masha Al-Zaben, right, chair of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, and His Royal Highness, Lt. Gen. Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, left, in Jordan, March 27, 2014. The Colorado National Guard is partnered with Jordan in the National Guard State Partnership Program.

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)