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Florida Guard exchanges expertise with Guyana Defense Force
March 25, 2022
Guyana Defense Force (GDF) personnel and Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with B/2-54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) assess security tactics during a knowledge exchange at Base Camp Stephenson, Guyana, March 22, 2022. Guyana and the Florida Guard have been partners under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 2003.

California Guard officer honored for space work at Beale AFB
March 25, 2022
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Roy Davis of the California Air National Guard’s 234th Intelligence Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 18, 2022. Davis was selected the Space Operations Command Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2021 for performance while integrated with the 7th Space Warning Squadron at Beale Air Force Base.

Michigan Airman embraces nurse assistant program, service
March 24, 2022
Senior Airman Tiffany McPherson, an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan Air National Guard, at Primrose Retirement Community of Midland, Michigan, March 7, 2022. McPherson volunteered to train and serve as a certified nursing assistant to help ease staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nebraska Soldier recognized for lifesaving actions
March 23, 2022
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Brittany West is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at a ceremony conducted by Company A, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, at Campo Border Patrol Station in Pine Valley, California, March 15, 2022. West took emergency actions to revive a fellow Soldier who collapsed and had no discernible pulse Feb. 18,

Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership
March 23, 2022
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, with members of the Kingdom of Thailand military in Thailand March 1, 2022. The Washington Guard and Thailand have been partners under the State Partnership Program for 20 years.

Illinois Army National Guard Soldier helps save man’s life
March 21, 2022
Spc. Tyler Watters, assigned to the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, with his mother. Watters and two other volunteers helped save the life of a man who was severely injured in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 55 March 13, 2022.n Lincoln.

OKNG visits Azerbaijan as part of State Partnership Program
March 21, 2022
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard and the Azerbaijan Peacekeeping Brigade gather for a group photo at the conclusion of a joint partnership strategic planning and unit training management event March 3, 2022, in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is the beginning of a doctrinal training plan the Oklahoma National Guard is preparing for the Azerbaijan Peacekeeping Brigade intended to cover military decision making processes.

Ukraine-California ties show worth of National Guard program
March 21, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, left, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, and California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis visit the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, Sept. 2, 2021. The California National Guard and Ukraine State Partnership Program was established in 1993 through the Department of Defense to develop and strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and Ukraine.

New York Guard leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 18, 2022
The best junior enlisted Soldier and best non-commissioned officer of the year, of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, lead the unit's mascots, two Irish Wolfhounds named Billy and Autumn, during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Manhattan, New York, March 17, 2022.

Swamp Fox maintenance hosts Bulgarian air force officers
March 18, 2022
Staff Sgt. Michael Fisher, aircraft structural maintenance craftsman with the 169th Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, demonstrates an industrial tube bender to Bulgarian air force officers at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina March 5, 2022. Bulgaria, a NATO partner and partner with the Tennessee National Guard under the State Partnership Program, is scheduled to receive F-16 fighter jets. South Carolina assisted with the SPP engagement by hosting maintenance officers from the Bulgarian air force.