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Fort Indiantown Gap hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
June 22, 2018
Members of Fort Indiantown Gap’s billeting and logistics team met with Lithuanian training center Soldiers during a range exchange visit June 10. (
Sky's the limit for kids in STARBASE Camp
June 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Thompson, loadmaster for the 145th Operations Group, briefs children of North Carolina Air National Guard members as they enter a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the N.C. Air National Guard Base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, June 18, 2018. The children are part of the annual Department of Defense STARBASE summer camp program and learn various applications of science, technology, engineering and math.
Kentucky Guard maintenance team visits Ecuadorian military
June 20, 2018
Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard inspect and assess HMMWVs along with the Ecuadorian army in Quito, Ecuador, on June 4, 2018. This visit was part of the State Partnership Program between Kentucky National Guard and Ecuadorian Military, which is focused on conducting exchanges in military and civilian best practices.
Ohio Soldier experiences first overseas deployment in Serbia
June 19, 2018
Spc. Cheyanna Porter, left, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company, is deployed to Serbia for Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, being conducted June 11-22, 2018. Porter has shared a tent with nearly 50 women from around the world, including Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Her bunk mate, Bulgarian Armed Forces Jr. Sgt. Smilena Volnova has been teaching Porter Bulgarian words and phrases throughout the exercise.
N.H. Soldiers practice swift water rescues in El Salvador
June 19, 2018
NHARNG 1st Lt. Katrina Simpson, an infantry officer with Mountain Company, works with Salvadoran soldiers and firefighters to complete a rope system spanning the Lempa River in El Salvador June 7, 2018. The swift water rescue training, led by Maj. Brian Fernandes, deputy commander, 12th Civil Support Team, brought N.H. Guardsmen, Salvadoran soldiers and firefighters together to focus on sharing ideas and best practices for rescue techniques to improve interoperability between civilian and military personnel.
Kentucky Guard strengthens partnership with Djibouti
June 18, 2018
Lt. Col. (Chaplain) Bill Draper and Col. (Chaplain) Yong Cho visit with two KBR employees attending the Iftar on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa May 21, 2018.
Everything to know about your military retirement choices
June 14, 2018
Army Soldiers prepare to execute a rehearsal of a night mission for live fire operations during Decisive Action Rotation 15-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014.
Latvia dedicates 'Michigan Ave.' to honor state partnership
June 13, 2018
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, Nancy Pettit, Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, Latvian Armed Forces Commander, Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņs, and Latvian Infantry Brigade commander, Col. Ilmārs Lejiņš, unveil “Michigan Avenue” at Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 12, 2018, to commemorate the 25-year relationship between Latvia and Michigan under the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP).
Ohio National Guard builds partnerships at Platinum Wolf
June 12, 2018
ONG in Serbia for exercises
Female S.D. Air Guard members exchange ideas with Suriname
June 8, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Rachael Bjerke, 114th Medical Group dental assistant, talks about her experience in the South Dakota Air National Guard to Suriname Defense Force members during the National Guard State Partnership Program’s Women in the Military Conference May 14-19, 2018. The conference allowed for the exchange of ideas on promoting the importance of women in the U.S. and Suriname militaries.