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Arkansas Air Guard Medics Provide Free Medical Care in Guatemala
December 5, 2023 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Thirty-six Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air... MORE
Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air National Guard base in Fort Smith and the 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville departed Dec. 1 for a seven-day mission providing free medical care in Guatemala City.

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills
October 20, 2022 — NIAMEY, Niger – The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team worked alongside the Niger... MORE
The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger, in September instructing the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health. Indiana and Niger have been State Partnership Program partners since 2017.

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State Partnership Program Sets the Standard Through Defense Security Cooperation University
State Partnership Program • 1 hour ago
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, conduct a South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team capabilities briefing for leaders from the Colombian Navy during a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, engagement at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, July 14, 2026. The briefing included a demonstration of hoisting equipment, and provided a platform for SPP participants to learn how the equipment can be used during a natural disaster or rescue mission. The State Partnership Program is a cooperative military-to-military exchange, administered by the National Guard Bureau, that facilitates cooperation between U.S. National Guard units and foreign allies. Photo by Sgt. Ana-Grace Catoe.
Arkansas National Guard, Guatemalan Partners Build Interoperability
State Partnership Program • 22 hours ago
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas National Guard Soldiers and Guatemalan service members partnered with Arkansas through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program move into the field June 8, 2026, during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Brig. Gen. Rusty McGuire, senior trainer for the Virginia Army National Guard’s JRTC rotation, and senior trainer noncommissioned officer Sgt. Maj. Ian Gilliam met with the Soldiers to discuss training operations and multinational interoperability. The 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is the first Army National Guard brigade to participate in a JRTC rotation as a mobile brigade combat team after transitioning from an infantry brigade combat team in 2025. JRTC provides U.S. military units and personnel with complex, realistic combat training, including joint and combined-arms operations, force-on-force scenarios and live-fire exercises. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Clements.
Guard Chaplains, Partners Boost Readiness
State Partnership Program • yesterday
Multinational participants pose for a group photo during the West African Religious Affairs Symposium, or WARAS, in Accra, Ghana, July 14, 2026. U.S. and African military chaplains from 10 partner nations gather for the three-day exchange to discuss methods to support and strengthen service members' spiritual resiliency. Photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandra Dale.
Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen Partnership
State Partnership Program • yesterday
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brion J. Aderman, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and Col. Bruno Malau, head of the Coordination Branch from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, shake hands after the opening ceremony of Exercise Tamiok Strike 26 at Murray Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, July 13, 2026. Exercise Tamiok Strike 26 is a U.S. Army Pacific-led bilateral exercise conducted with the Papua New Guinea Defense Force that strengthens interoperability, readiness and military-to-military relationships through joint training, engineering, medical and leader engagements. The exercise demonstrates the enduring relationship between the United States and Papua New Guinea through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program while enhancing the ability of both forces to respond to regional security and humanitarian challenges across the Indo-Pacific. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mason Tran.
Minnesota Guard Strengthens Partnership with Croatia
State Partnership Program • yesterday
Minnesota National Guard service members joined Croatian Armed Forces and nine other countries for Exercise Combat Power 26, June 23-July 1, 2026 in Croatia. Exercise Combat Power is designed to bring partners together to conduct joint operations in land, air and sea domains. Minnesota and Croatia have been united through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program for 30 years. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh.

 

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