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Mississippi Guard Honors Partner Uzbekistan’s Armed Forces
March 13, 2025
Musicians of the 41st Army Band, Mississippi Army National Guard, perform during the 33rd anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Armed Forces Day Celebration at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington Jan. 31, 2025. U.S. and Uzbekistan officials recognized their state partnership and cooperation in defense and security.
Iraqi Freedom Operation Set Soldier on Path to National Guard
March 12, 2025
Spc. Rusha Adams, an information technology specialist with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, sits next to the Washington National Guard Minuteman Statue on Camp Murray, Wash., Feb. 26, 2025.
WADS Participates in SPP Engagements in Thailand
March 12, 2025
Attendees of the USA-THAI Command and Control Interoperability Board in Bangkok, Thailand, pose for a picture Feb. 6, 2025. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s CCIB focused on communication security, equipment modernization and datalink and cyber requirements to build a common operating picture and digital interoperability with the U.S. and other partners.
Military Education Builds North Dakota Guard, Benin Partnership
March 12, 2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trace Olson, left, North Dakota Air National Guard, and Benin air force Lt. Bertrand Zinsou, Cotonou, Benin, shake hands after graduation from Airman Leadership School Feb. 20, 2025, at the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee.
New York Guard, Sweden Develop New Partnership
March 10, 2025
New York National Guard and Swedish military members meet during a State Partnership Program engagement at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2025. The State Partnership Program pairs state National Guards with the militaries of countries around the world in bilateral training and exchange partnerships.
US, Polish Partners Strengthen Interoperability, Modernization
March 10, 2025
U.S. and Polish military personnel gather at 1 Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (1st Airlift Base) in Warsaw, Poland, highlighting continued collaboration in enhancing NATO interoperability. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners in the State Partnership Program since its inception in 1993.
Maine National Guard, Montenegro Train Together
March 7, 2025
Soldiers from the Maine National Guard and Montenegro build up a log crib, a defensive device used by combat engineers to slow enemy movements, during a training exercise at the Bog Brook training area in Gilead, Maine, March 1, 2025. Maine and Montenegro are partners in the State Partnership Program.
Virginia National Guard Conducts Exchange in Tajikistan
February 28, 2025
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted an exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan, focusing on noncommissioned officer and junior officer development Feb. 17-21, 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange supported the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003.
US Air Force Partners with Saudi Arabia to Train Chiefs
February 27, 2025
A mobile training team of U.S. Airmen assigned to Air Forces Central poses for a photo with Royal Saudi Air Force members during the graduation ceremony of the inaugural Chief Leadership Course in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jan. 23, 2025. The 17-day course was modeled after the USAF’s CLC, incorporating lessons from the First Sergeants’ and Noncommissioned Officer academies.
Iowa Wing Joins International Cyber Defense Competition
February 26, 2025
Maj. Joerge Baack, center, the 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron director of operations, monitors his team during the International Cyber Defense Competition Feb. 22, 2025, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Cyber teams from the armed forces of Kosovo, Albania and Northern Macedonia participated with university teams from Iowa State, Kansas, DePaul, Northern Iowa, Drake and several Iowa high schools.