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Colorado National Guard members compete in Noble Skywave
December 1, 2021
Senior Airman Jesse Lee, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron radio and satellite communications technician, talks to another player in Latvia using high frequency (HF) radio calls during Noble Skywave Global HF competition at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 27, 2021. Noble Skywave is an annual competition hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces to test and strengthen expertise in HF radio communications.
Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training
November 24, 2021
Polish soldiers attended Idaho National Guard M1 Abrams tank training in October and November to observe best practices as Polish Land Forces seek to develop their own training capability.
US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic
November 23, 2021
Washington Army National Guard Lt. Cols. Scott Fieldman and Reena Emme work virtually with their counterparts from the Malaysian Armed Forces during Exercise Bersama Warrior '21 from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Nov. 14, 2021.
Minnesota National Guard, Croatia strengthen 25-year ties
November 19, 2021
Croatian service members visit the Regional Training Site-Maintenance at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, Oct. 24, 2021, to continue a 25-year partnership with the Minnesota National Guard under the State Partnership Program. During the week-long trip, Minnesota National Guard instructors trained the Croatians on equipment and maintenance on the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle and Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
29th ID Soldiers' resilience proves useful in escort mission
November 19, 2021
29th Infantry Division Soldiers who escorted vulnerable Afghans during Operation Allies Refuge pose for a photo shortly after the mission ended. The team drove more than 7,500 miles in 160 trips in support of the mission.
Washington Guard, Malaysia renew face-to-face partnership
November 18, 2021
Washington Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Johan Deutscher presents a custom football to Maj. Gen. Dato Zulkifli, assistant chief of staff for operations and strategy for the Royal Malaysian Air Force and lead Malaysian delegate, during closing ceremonies of the fourth Airmen-to-Airmen talks at Camp Murray, Washington, Nov. 17, 2021. Washington and Malaysia have been partners through the State Partnership Program since 2017.
US, South African Soldiers strengthen partnership
November 18, 2021
Col. Doug Merritt, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa command inspector general, discusses the IG inspection process and functions with South African National Defense Force counterparts Oct. 15, 2021. Merrit and other SETAF-AF IG staff joined with South African counterparts to discuss roles and responsibilities of the office of the inspector general. Representatives from the New York National Guard, State Partnership Program partner to South Africa, also attended the weeklong set of meetings.
WING demonstrates rapid deployment to Baltic region
November 16, 2021
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster with the 352d Special Operations Wing guides a U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, while off-loading an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a bilateral exercise at a highway landing zone in Gotland, Sweden, Oct. 23, 2021. This bilateral demonstration underscores, for the first time, the ability of Swedish and U.S. Forces to quickly employ long-range precision fires across the theater in a time and place of our choosing, while developing the ability to employ flexible capabilities with partners and allies in the Baltic Sea region.
Michigan National Guard provides emergency medicine mentoring
November 16, 2021
U.S. Soldier Capt. Matthew Gomberg, assigned to the Michigan National Guard, provides emergency medicine mentorship to members of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) at 14 Military Hospital in Latvia.
110th Wing member links data for EUCOM, AFRICOM air components
November 16, 2021
Michigan Air National Guard Lt. Col. Colin Alexander, an air battle manager with the 603d Air Operations Center, is a member of the Joint Interface Control Cell (JICC) at U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.