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Pilot Deployed with Vermont Guard Reaches 1,000-hour Milestone a 3rd Time
June 8, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher White, 315th Fighter Squadron commander, deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, prepares an F-35A Lightning II aircraft for takeoff, June 3, 2022. Members of the 158th Fighter Wing are in Europe to support NATO’s ongoing air policing mission to deter aggression and assure allies and partners in the region.
Pennsylvania National Guard Leaders Visit SPP Partner Lithuania
June 7, 2022
Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted leader, Pennsylvania National Guard, visit with senior Lithuanian leaders and Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder May 19, 2022.
Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 6, 2022
Participants in the eighth annual Bersama Warrior exercise pose for a photo during the opening ceremony in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 6, 2022. Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Build on SPP Relationship
June 6, 2022
Salvadoran Defense Minister René Merino, left, and New Hampshire Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities discuss the New Hampshire National Guard-El Salvador partnership under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program May 25, 2022, in San Salvador, El Salvador.
National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership Program
June 3, 2022
U.S. Airmen with the Indiana Air National Guard, and Slovak armed forces personnel trained together Feb. 22, 2022, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The joint training built on a more than 25-year partnership under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Guard, Royal Thai Army Take Part in Stryker Leaders' Course
June 2, 2022
Staff Sgt. Travis Mattoon, Stryker Leaders Course instructor from 1st Battalion, 205th Regional Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard, instructs Royal Thai Army officers on the remote weapons system of a Stryker combat vehicle.
Alabama Air National Guard Refuels Romanian Air Force
June 2, 2022
A Romanian F-16 prepares to be refueled in the air by a KC-135 from the Alabama Air National Guard 117th Air Refueling Wing in Bucharest, Romania. May 17, 2022. This exercise was part of a joint training mission through the State Partnership Program between the Alabama National Guard and Romania.
Illinois Guard Boosts Interoperability for V Corps, Polish Army
June 1, 2022
Soldiers of the 224th Digital Liaison Detachment of the Illinois National Guard stand in formation in Krakow, Poland, May 25, 2022. The 244th provided a valuable information bridge between V Corps and the Polish army during the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise.
New York National Guard Honors Korean War MIA
May 27, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers carry the remains of Korean War MIA Cpl. Robert Charles Agard Jr. during his funeral ceremony honors May 27, 2022, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. Agard was returned home after more than 70 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea.
Alabama National Guard, Romania Strengthen SPP Ties
May 27, 2022
Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard's 31st CBRN Brigade and Romania's 72nd NBC Defense Battalion cross-train on at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 24-30, 2022. Alabama and Romania have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program for almost three decades.