Home : News : State Partnership Program
Results:
Category: Overseas Operations

State, federal leaders meet with Montenegro defense minister
November 29, 2010
A joint delegation from the Maine National Guard and Montenegro met during a bilateral defense consultation held in Portland, Maine, Nov. 15, 2010. The Maine Guard is partnered with Montenegro's military through the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Army training center prepares last division headquarters deploying to Iraq
November 24, 2010
Maj. Eric Verzola, an Operations Group Alpha public affairs observer/trainer, meets Maj. Gen. Eddy Spurgin, the Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry Division commanding general, prior to his DVIDS training for the unit’s Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Guard’s State Partnership Program: A possible tool for citizen diplomacy
November 24, 2010
A firefighter from the Port of Laem Chabang in Pattaya, Thailand, secures a hose fitting during a training exercise with the Washington National Guard near the port on May 19, 2009. A roundtable recently recommended enhancing the National Guard's State Partnership Program as a tool for citizen diplomacy.
Deploying Indiana Guardsmen practice erecting new tent
November 24, 2010
Soldiers from the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center construct a Standardized Integrated Command Post System on Nov. 5, 2010 as training for their scheduled upcoming deployment to Iraq. A large tent provides more than 1,120 square feet of usable space.
Louisiana brigade thankful for successful deployment
November 24, 2010
Capt. Thomas Mesloh, electronic warfare officer for the Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), discusses the measurements on a spectrum analyzer with a convoy escort team commander at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2010.
Ten states conduct one mission in Afghanistan
November 23, 2010
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB) team from left to right are: Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Hannibal, Brig. Gen. Jonathan Farnham, director of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Development Assistance Bureau; Gen. John Petraeus, Lt. Col. Tom Zelko, a Vermont Guard member and ANA division chief; and Col. Mike Bouchard of the Maine Army National Guard and the ANP division chief, pose for a group photo after briefing Petraeus on Afghan Security Force developments.
SAPR conference focuses on awareness, moving forward
November 4, 2010
Army Lt. Col. Alfranda Durr, chief of the National Guard Bureau Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) office, speaks during the inaugural 2010 National Guard Bureau SAPR Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2010.
Air Guard tests Total Force concept in Persian Gulf war
November 4, 2010
An F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft are serviced on the flight line prior to departing for Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield.
South Dakota Guard unit ensures security of Kabul bases
November 3, 2010
Spc. Adam Hatch of the Maine Army National Guard's 1136th Transportation Company checks the underside of a truck for bombs, drugs or any other harmful substance that might cause a threat to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2010. Hatch, a mobile vehicle and cargo inspection system operator, and other members of the 1136th provide force protection for Camp Eggers and New Kabul Compound to ensure the safety of the personnel who live and work at these camps.
Six states, Japanese military build a stronger team
November 2, 2010
About 200 Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment of the Missouri Army National Guard and about 200 National Guardsmen from five other states are participating in Orient Shield XI at Kami-Furano, Japan, Nov. 2-11, 2010. Similar training between U.S. and Japanese forces have been taking place since 1997. The training reinforces the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, which was a binding agreement for both countries to support each other from enemy attack.