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West Virginia National Guard, Peruvian mechanics train in Lima
February 12, 2020
West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers conducted a second round of light wheeled vehicle mechanic training with Peru’s armed forces Jan. 15, 2020, in Lima, Peru. The mission is part of the Department of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative and the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
MD Guard leaders discuss SPP with defense officials, ambassadors
February 4, 2020
Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, adjutant general of Maryland, hosted a senior leader seminar Feb. 1, 2020, at the Dundalk Readiness Center. Maryland's State Partnership Program was a focal point of the meeting. Guest speakers included Michael C. Allison, principal deputy national intelligence officer for military issues at the National Intelligence Council; Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs; and H.E. Jonatan Vseviov, ambassador of Estonia.
National Guard gives combat medic priceless training
February 3, 2020
Spc. Leannah TeKrony, combat medic specialist, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, performs preventive maintenance checks and services on her medical bag during Operation Atlantic Resolve in Grafenwohr, Germany, Jan. 30, 2020. It is important to develop interoperability with allies and partners to maintain trust and reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to NATO.
Guard builds relations, capacity with nations around globe
January 31, 2020
Bangladeshi officials and Oregon National Guard members gather at the home of Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, center, with his wife, Kelly, to strengthen military-to-military ties forged under the Guard’s State Partnership Program Jan. 28, 2020.
University experience strengthens Mideast military ties
January 30, 2020
Col. Kirk White, officer in charge of Task Force Spartan-Jordan, draws on his extensive experience building partnerships at Indiana University to strengthen military ties with Jordan.
Michigan-Latvia partnership supports Emerald Warrior exercise
January 30, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Jerome Torres, airfield manager of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Alpena, Mich., reviews airfield status with Latvian Lt. Liba Mikova, from Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia, as part of the Emerald Warrior 20 exercise at the CRTC Jan. 23, 2020. The two nations have been linked since 1993 under the State Partnership Program.
30th ABCT Soldiers attend Basic Leader Course in Middle East
January 27, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Emilee Austin, 1-150th Cavalry Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, leads Basic Leader Course 20-703 in the reciting of the noncommissioned officer's creed at their graduation ceremony in the Middle East, Jan. 24, 2020. Austin was the honor graduate from her class of over 200 students.
Coalition partners navigate map fundamentals
January 24, 2020
A U.S. Army Soldier, with Military Engagement Team-Jordan, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, discusses map azimuths with Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) Quick Reaction Force Female Engagement Team Soldiers during a Map Reading Subject Matter Expert Exchange at a base outside Amman, Jordan Jan. 13, 2020. The United States is committed to the security of Jordan and to partnering closely with the JAF to meet common security challenges.
Fort Wayne native supports Task Force Spartan in Middle East
January 15, 2020
Indiana National Guard Master Sgt. Zachery Hackett, a 38th Infantry Division senior infantry sergeant from Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving as the unit’s future operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Jan. 10, 2020, in the Middle East. Hackett, one of more than 600 National Guard soldiers who departed the Hoosier State in May, supports the U.S. Army Central Task Force Spartan in southwest Asia.
Jordan, US train on TOW weapon system
December 31, 2019
A Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army soldier looks through the scope of a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wireless-guided weapon system during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with U.S. Army Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252 Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, “Old Hickory,” North Carolina Army National Guard, coordinated by Military Engagement Team-Jordan,158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, outside Amman, Jordan, in December 2019.