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Michigan Guard trains 1st Latvian UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer
December 16, 2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Hollman, UH-60 crew chief, Company B, 147th Aviation Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG), and Latvian Air Force Capt. Raimonds Lugēņins inspect landing gear on a Black Hawk Dec. 1, 2021, at Grand Ledge, Mich. The MIARNG is providing training for the first Latvian UH-60 maintainer after the country purchased four Black Hawk helicopters.
Pennsylvania Guard leaders meet with Lithuanian partners
December 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, adjutant general, bids farewell to Lithuanian dignitaries after their visit to Fort Indiantown Gap Dec. 14, 2021. The visit was in support of the State Partnership Program and recognizes the 28-year partnership between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.
New Hampshire Guard delivers for Operation Santa Claus
December 14, 2021
New Hampshire National Guard Master Sgt. Bonnie Demers, an aircrew flight equipment member with the 157th Operations Group, passes a present down a line of Guardsmen at the Portsmouth Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 13, 2021, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Guard partnered with the State Employees Association and Department of Health and Human Services to send holiday gifts to nearly 3,000 children.
New York, South African leaders reinvigorate partnership
December 14, 2021
New York National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general, presents a plaque to Brig. Gen. Richard Maponyane, the South Africa defense attaché, in New York Dec. 9, 2021, during a meeting to discuss State Partnership Program initiatives. The New York Army National Guard and South Africa have been partners in the program since 2003.
Alaska Airman embraces Operation Allies Welcome mission
December 13, 2021
Airman 1st Class Jessicah Sharp, an aerospace medical technician with the 168th Medical Group in the Alaska Air National Guard, poses for a photo during her first drill back in Alaska from Operation Allies Welcome at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, which she participated in from Sept. 10 to Oct. 31.
Liberian native builds his future in the Army National Guard
December 10, 2021
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Prince Dorbor, a quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer assigned to Joint Force Headquarters, is promoted during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters, Latham, New York, April 24, 2021. Dorbor immigrated from Liberia in 2005, and enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2011.
Lithuanian cyber defense leader visits 111th Attack Wing
December 10, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Thomas Love, left, 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron commander at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, escorts Lithuanian air force Col. Romualdas Petkevicius, front, right, director of the Regional Cyber Defence Center in Kaunas, Lithuania, during a tour of the 112th COS headquarters Dec. 6, 2021, to discuss capabilities, training and areas of future cooperation. Petkevicius was accompanied by, in order, to Petkevicius' right, Geistautas Cernius, chief of the cyber threat analysis cell at RCDC, and Mantas Bacevicius, computer systems engineer at the research and development division of the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Center. Badges in this photo were edited for security.
Kentucky National Guardsmen participate in leader’s course
December 9, 2021
Maj. Jacob Lee, 198th Military Police Battalion executive officer, leads a therapy horse around during the Executive Leaders Performance Course at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Creech Therapeutic Riding Center in Lexington, Ky., Dec. 1, 2021.
Texas National Guard maintenance Airman earns military wings
December 9, 2021
Senior Airman Amanda Alderete, 149th Fighter Wing maintenance management analyst, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 25, 2021.
SD National Guard, Suriname leaders reinforce partnership
December 6, 2021
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Defense Force leaders stand together during a distinguished leaders visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 24, 2021.