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Safe Skies 2011: Air National Guard, European partners build skills
July 28, 2011
Safe Skies 2011 is a military-to-military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012.
Guard helps Ukrainians, Poles train for Olympic Air sovereignty operations
July 22, 2011
Air Force Capt. John Weldon sits with his Ukrainian partner in the Ground Control Intercept cell at Myrhorod Air Base, Ukraine, participating in Safe Skies 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event.
Kentucky Guard veteran trains ADT for "sweet" mission
July 20, 2011
Kentucky Guard members Army Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Dunn, Army Capt. Varinka Barbini and Army Staff Sgt. Catherine Corson, of Agribusiness Development Team 4, hold bottles of honey they processed while training with Jim Cline, a retired chief warrant officer 4 who served more than 30 years in the Kentucky Guard as an aviator. The Guard members are scheduled to deploy next year and teach beekeeping skills as part of the ADT mission to support and impact sustainability and economic development of the Afghan people.
North Dakota Guard members share in Ghanaian culture
July 19, 2011
Shai dancers perform while musicians play to the U.S. troops participating in MEDFLAG 11, during a cultural presentation July 17, 2011 at Dodowa Forest, Ghana. The bilateral MEDFLAG 11 strengthens the relationship and interoperability between the U.S. and Ghana military forces through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civic assistance in local communities.
National Guard, joint forces train for safer skies in Europe
July 18, 2011
An Alabama F-16C Fighting Falcon taxis in front of Ukrainian SU-27 Flanker jets and MiG-29 fighter jets, on the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. This aircraft is the first Air National Guard fighter jet to land on Ukrainian soil in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event in Ukraine.
Guard members use MEDFLAG 11 to strengthen partnership, share ideas
July 15, 2011
North Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers from the 814th Medical Detachment talk with soldiers from the Ghana Armed Forces during MEDFLAG 11 at Burma Camp in Accra, Ghana, July 12, 2011. MEDFLAG 11 will strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Ghana through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civilian assistance in local communities.
Georgia Guard members mentor state partners in emergency preparedness exercise
July 6, 2011
Shared Horizons 11 kicked off at the Republic of Georgia National Guard Training Center in Tbilisi. The U.S. Army Europe-led table-top exercise is designed to prepare the RoG government to provide civil response in the event of a natural disaster. Shared Horizons 11 includes about 100 personnel from various RoG ministries and Georgia National Guard members who have worked together under the State Partnership Program for 16 years.
National Guard is piece of Arctic puzzle
July 6, 2011
Shared Horizons 11 kicked off at the Republic of Georgia National Guard Training Center in Tbilisi. The U.S. Army Europe-led table-top exercise is designed to prepare the RoG government to provide civil response in the event of a natural disaster. Shared Horizons 11 includes about 100 personnel from various RoG ministries and Georgia National Guard members who have worked together under the State Partnership Program for 16 years.