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Guam National Guard and Philippine Reserve Command meet in Manila
October 11, 2011
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New York Guard's 106th Rescue Wing participates in South African Air Show
October 11, 2011
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing demonstrate the capabilities of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a previous visit visit to South Africa in 2010.

Kentucky Guard MPs help secure Victory Base Complex
October 11, 2011
Army National Guard Spc. Chris Reardon, 617th Military Police Co. of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.

Massachusetts and Vermont Army Guard medevac crew awarded Air Medals
October 11, 2011
Members of a medical evacuation flight crew from the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), an Army National Guard unit based in Westfield, Mass., and Burlington, Vt., stand at parade rest in front of their HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Taji, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2011. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, deputy commanding general for U.S. Forces-Iraq, addresses a crowd of onlookers before presenting the crew with Air Medals for conducting two aerial medical evacuations during a dust storm on June 30. The crew, from left, is Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Labbe, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alex Engelson, Staff Sgt. Richard Flach, Sgt. Cassandra Kennedy and Pfc. Corey Davis.

California Guard members train Iraqis on fuel trucks
October 5, 2011

Massachusetts National Guard train first responders in Tajikistan
October 4, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bruce, training noncommissioned officer, Medical Command, Massachusetts National Guard, and the non-commissioned officer of the medical exercise in Tajikistan, talks with the first responders as they work through a training lane, Sept. 22, 2011.

California Guard members prepare Iraqis for heavy-duty mission
October 3, 2011
Army Sgt. Gilbert Britto of the California National Guard's Alpha Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, shows a class of Iraqi army personnel how to connect a fueling nozzle to the fueling module on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck at Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2011. The 640th conducted a weeklong course for the Iraqi Security Forces to prepare them to take over fueling operations once the California Guard unit departs theater.

Illinois adjutant general awarded Polish Army Medal
September 30, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. William Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, receives the Polish Army Medal from Polish Land Forces Commander Lieutenant General Zbigniew Glowienka on Sept. 23. 2011. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners through the National Guard State Partnership Program since 1993.

Alaska Guard members travel to Mongolia for SPP exchange
September 19, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nina Kolyvanova, survey team chief for the Alaska National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, hands out tokens of appreciation to members of the National Emergency Management Agency during the Alaska National Guard HAZMAT exchange. Kolyvanova and three other Alaska National Guard members traveled to Mongolia to participate in the exchange.

Suriname military leaders visit South Dakota National Guard
September 19, 2011
Governor Dennis Daugaard (center) accepts a token of appreciation from Mr. Lamure Latour, Suriname Minister of Defense, at the Capitol, Friday, June 17, 2011. The South Dakota National Guard hosted dignitaries from the Republic of Suriname for a week in June.  Dignitaries were shown various military training associated with the annual Golden Coyote training exercise, which brought 2,100 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the U.S. to the Black Hills for the two-week training event.  They were also shown ongoing missions by South Dakota's Soldiers and Airmen conducting flood relief related missions in the state's capitol.  The South Dakota-Suriname State Partnership Program was formally established in August 2006 to develop mutually beneficial partnerships between the two entities.