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D.C. Air National Guard wraps up exchange with Jamaican Defence Forces
December 22, 2014
Sgt. Girard King, left, and Jamaican Defence Force civilian vehicle mechanic Dean Kemp, right, work on a 2.5-ton Jamaican Defence Force freightload truck while Senior Airman Renardo Butler, center, observes Dec. 10, 2014. King is a vehicle mechanic with the 273rd Military Police Co., D.C. National Guard, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, and Butler is a vehicle mechanic from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The D.C. National Guard Capital Guardians are participating in a subject matter expert exchange with the JDF under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
South Carolina and Colombia foster relationships through SPP
December 17, 2014
Col. Brad Owens, South Carolina National Guard director of plans, training and operations, uses an engineering simulator while on a monthlong state partnership engagement between the S.C. National Guard and members of the Colombian Army in Colombia, November 2014. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist the Colombian Army with equipment maintenance programs.
Danish military preps for Saber Strike 2015 in Pennsylvania with 28th Infantry Division
December 15, 2014
Personnel from the Danish Division meet with Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig during a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania., Dec. 11, 2014. The Danish Division is on a seven-day collaborative planning visit to Pennsylvania to prepare for Saber Strike 2015 with the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Arizona Soldiers take part in European operation with partner nation Kazakhstan
October 10, 2014
Arizona National Guard, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment Soldiers, together with Moldovan soldiers, face an aggressive crowd of rioters throwing smoke and rocks during a situational training exercise as part of Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise, Oct. 4, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Vermont adjutant general boosts state's partnership with Macedonia
October 8, 2014
Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and State Command Sgt. Maj. Toby Quick receive a briefing from a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia's Army Medical Unit has Role 2 medical capabilities and will probably be the focus of the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia and Senegal, Vermont's two State Partnership Program countries, Sept. 22, 2014.
Longtime partners Illinois National Guard and Poland complete exercise
October 7, 2014
Col. Mark Jackson, commanding officer of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with Bronislaw Komorowski, the president of Poland, in Orzysz, Poland, Oct. 2, 2014. Jackson presented Komorowski a plaque on behalf of the 33rd IBCT.
Oregon-Vietnam partnership enhances skills; helps Soldiers find friends across the world
October 2, 2014
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Engineer Company learn about some of the capabilities that Vietnam's National Committee for Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM) provide during emergencies and disasters at the 249th Engineer Brigade Headquarters in Vietnam during a week-long search and rescue technique exchange as part of the Oregon National Guard's State Partnership Program. 
Michigan military police train with Latvian partners
September 29, 2014
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Edward Williams, with the 210th Military Police Battalion, Taylor, Michigan, helps facilitate traffic accident investigation training along with his Latvian counterparts from the Latvian MP Company, Riga, Latvia, Sept. 23, 2014. The Michigan the Latvian MP’s are training together in support of Operation Silver Arrow, in conjunction with United States Army Europe and Operation Northern Resolve.
New York National Guard leads U.S. delegation to South African air show
September 25, 2014
Aircraft of the Flying Lions Aerobatics Team perform in their North American AT-6 Harvard Trainers during the African Aerospace & Defense Exposition outside Pretoria, South Africa, Sept. 17, 2014. The New York Army and Air National Guard sent 15 Airmen and Soldiers, a C-17 Globemaster III transport and an RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle to participate in the show. They were part of a U.S. contingent of 100 service members.
Airmen and Soldiers from Guam and Hawaii help rebuild Philippines school
September 23, 2014
Engineers from the Guam National Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines work together to rebuild damaged classrooms and buildings at Marasbaras National High School in Tacloban City, Philippines, following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan last November. The project was part of the State Partnership Program.