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New York National Guard member honored for heroism in her own neighborhood
August 28, 2015
New York Army National Guard Major General Patrick Murphy, the adjutant general of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Valor, the state's highest military award, to Staff Sgt. Marlana Watson, of Lindenhurst, New York, on Aug. 19, 2015, at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center. Watson, a member of the New York Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion and a medic, was recognized for rushing across a Syracuse Street on Nov. 5, 2014, to treat two teenagers injured in a drive-by shooting, without regard for her own safety, since the shooter may have still been in the area.
South Dakota Guard members discuss disaster management with South American partner nation Suriname
August 27, 2015
Members of the South Dakota National Guard spent two days in Suriname, their South American partner nation, Aug. 19-20, 2015, as part of a subject matter expert exchange focusing on disaster management.
Senior Colombian army engineer visits South Carolina Army Guard Best Engineer Competition
August 26, 2015
Columbian army Maj. Gen. Guillermo Arturo Suarez Ferreira, the senior Colombian army engineer, observes engineers with the South Carolina Army National Guard during the Best Engineer Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Aug. 22. Suarez was invited to observe the training exercise as part of the State Partnership Program relationship between Colombia and the South Carolina National Guard. During his visit, he observed the training and was also the keynote speaker at the annual engineer banquet. Additional plans were made for South Carolina Army Guard engineers to train with engineers from the Columbian army. (South Carolina Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
Arizona Guard members visit Kazakhstan, strengthen military-to-military partnership
August 19, 2015
Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard and the Kazakhstani Military work together sharing ideas and common practices through the State Partnership Program last month.
Liberian general visits Michigan under State Partnership Program
August 6, 2015
Jeff Welch, counter-improvised explosive device site lead, explains how a specific type of IED is triggered to senior leadership of Liberia’s military at the C-IED range at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 2, 2015. Michigan and Liberia have been partners under the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Program since 2009.
South Dakota National Guard discusses emergency operations with partner nation Suriname
August 5, 2015
Members of Suriname’s Defense discuss emergency operations with an official from the Pennington County emergency management office in Rapid City, S.D., July 28, 2015. The Surinamese service members were in South Dakota on a subject matter expert exchange focusing on emergency operations through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
South Carolina National Guard hosts Colombian partners in recent exchange
August 3, 2015
Maintenance personnel from the Republic of Colombia Armed Forces participate in a subject matter expert exchange with South Carolina Army National Guard aviation maintenance teams in Columbia, South Carolina, July 13-17, 2015, as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
South Carolina Air National Guard chaplains attend multi-national event in Colombia
July 31, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chaplain, Lt. Col. Brian Bohlman and Master Sgt. Charles Williams, chaplain assistant, give Monsignor Fabio Suescun Mutis, Archbishop for the Colombian Military, a peace dove during a three-day symposium in Bogota, Colombia, July 13-16, 2015. The symposium was an opportunity to share with other nations ideas on how religion matters to military commanders, service members and their families.
New York Guard couple pack for South Africa to further State Partnership Program
July 29, 2015
New York Army Natonal Guard Majs. Brian Bonanno and Amy Bonanno at their home in Clifton Park, New York, July 20, 2015, as they pack for a move to South Africa. The two veterans, both staff officers in the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, are heading with their two children to Pretoria, South Africa, where Brian will be the liaison officer for the New York Army National Guard and South Africa State Partnership Program.
Armenian troops visit PATRIOT exercise under State Partnership Program
July 27, 2015
Republic of Armenia Ministry of Defense Capt. Ruben Khachatryan, chief of section, Central Military Medical Hospital, helps Senior Airman Michelle Kimball, a radiologic technologist assigned to the 192nd Medical Group, Virginia Air National Guard, take a simulated X-ray in the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) tent during PATRIOT exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin., July 21, 2015.