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U.S., Jordanian military leaders deepen National Guard partnership
March 27, 2014
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with Gen. Masha Al-Zaben, right, chair of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, and His Royal Highness, Lt. Gen. Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, left, in Jordan, March 27, 2014. The Colorado National Guard is partnered with Jordan in the National Guard State Partnership Program.

Texas Airmen among those in Chile for exchanges
March 25, 2014
Maj. Camille LaDrew, a logistics officer from the Texas Air National Guard, ties down F-16 engine equipment and tools in Santiago, Chile, March 24, 2014. She is one of nearly 60 U.S. Airmen participating in subject matter expert exchanges with Chilean air force counterparts, and involved in hosting static displays of the C-130 Hercules and F-16 Fighting Falcon during the FIDAE Air Show in Santiago, March 25 through 30. The exchanges, conducted regularly throughout the year, involve U.S. Airmen sharing best practices and procedures to build partnerships and promote interoperability with partner-nations throughout South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

National Guard State Partnership Program taking shape in Liberia
March 14, 2014
Army Capt. Margaret Mieras and Master Sgt. Angela Adams, both of Michigan, gather with members of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Force of Liberia administrative staff in Monrovia, Liberia on Feb. 20, 2014.

Belize looks to Louisiana Guard to create its own at-risk youth program
March 13, 2014
Capt. Marco Salam, member of the Belize Defence Force, visits with cadets at Camp Beauregard's Youth ChalleNGe Program, in Pineville, La., Feb. 18, 2014.

Michigan National Guard certifies Latvian Joint Fires Observers with 100 percent pass rate
March 11, 2014
Michigan National Guard State Partnership Program Graphic

Combatant commanders: National Guard builds global partnerships, proven on battlefield
March 7, 2014
Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart, senior enlisted leader with the North Carolina National Guard, talks with a Botswana Defence Force soldier in a recent visit Swart made during a State Partnership Program engagement in the southern Africa country. North Carolina almost doubled its SPP engagements in 2013. As mobilizations overseas trend downward, the North Carolina Guard has used their SPP relationships as one tool to sustain readiness and training proficiency. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard)

North Dakota marks 10 years of partnering with Ghana
January 14, 2014
North Dakota Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard, meet with Adm. Mathew Quashie, Chief of the Defence Staff, Ghana Armed Forces, at Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana on Jan. 8, 2014.

Puerto Rico National Guard works with its partners in Honduras to plan disaster response
January 14, 2014
Members of the Honduran emergency response team participate in a brainstorming session during the humanitarian assistance and emergency relief aid seminar conducted on Jan. 9, 2014, by the Puerto Rico National Guard at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

U.S., Kyrgyz Republic hold counternarcotics information exchange
January 8, 2014
Kyrgyz Republic Drug Control Service and Border Service officers attend training at the Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 1-10, 2013. The Kyrgyz Republic personnel were in the United States for a counternarcotics information exchange with U.S. subject matter experts in counternarcotics and highway interdiction.

Ecuadorian troops learn how to keep new fleet humming along from Kentucky counterparts
January 8, 2014
The Kentucky National Guard hosted members of the Ecuadorian military for Humvee maintenance training in Richmond, Ky., Dec. 11, 2013.