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West Virginia welcomes Peruvian MPs during State Partnership Program visit
June 23, 2016
West Virginia’s Camp Dawson was home to five Peruvian officers June 15 to 19, continuing a 20-year partnership between Peru’s Army and the West Virginia Army National Guard.The WVARNG’s 151st Military Police Battalion hosted the visit, the first time that branch has been involved in the West Virginia-Peru State Partnership Program. The Peruvian officers observed the 157th Military Police Company's annual training, granting them the opportunity to interact with WVARNG Soldiers and share knowledge.

Alabama Air National Guard hosts Romanian partners for F-16 sessions
June 15, 2016
Romanian air force 2nd Lt. Chirila Sandu, right, and Romanian air force Maj. Constantin Pecete talk with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William Rhodes, avionics element superintendent with the 187th Maintenance Squadron, about a U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft June 8, 2016, in the hangar at the Montgomery Regional ANGB, Ala.

Minnesota and Croatia celebrate 20 years of partnership
June 10, 2016
Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Support Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovec, Croatia.

South Carolina National Guard hosts Colombian military law experts during exchange
June 3, 2016
Seven members of the Colombian military meet with the University of South Carolina's Rule of Law Collaborative in Columbia, S.C., May 23, during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program. The week-long information exchange with Colombian military and National Police legal experts focused on human rights and operational law.

Nevada coaches record number of agencies in Tonga on drug identification
May 26, 2016
A record number of agencies, 10, were on board for the Nevada National Guard/Kingdom of Tonga State Partnership Program exchange here May 9-13 that focused on drug identification and included two maritime sessions that spotlighted ship embarkment and evidence discovery.

New Mexico National Guard medics share knowledge with Costa Rican Coast Guard members
May 25, 2016
Twenty-two Costa Rican Guarda Costas attended a two-day workshop conducted by Sgt. 1st. Class David Muniz and Sgt. Michael Marfia, medics from New Mexico National Guard, as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Marfia explains how to properly apply a tourniquet to a leg wound to half of the participants. Muniz and Marfia shared their medical knowledge with the Coast Guard members on topics ranging from anatomy, triage, assessing breathing and consciousness, applying a tourniquet, splinting broken limbs and responding to a mass casualty incident.

Georgia Air Guard engineers partner with Armenia to renovate elderly center
May 24, 2016
U.S. Army Europe Commander, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and Kansas National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, pose with Airmen, Armenian contractors, embassy staff and institute staff, during their visit to Yerevan Elderly Institute No. 1 to view progress of a renovation being conducted by the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, in partnership with Armenian contractors in Yerevan, Armenia, May 23, 2016.

South Dakota Guard, Suriname military collaborate to protect environment, Soldiers
May 19, 2016
Suriname Army Capt. Henri Kasanradji, logistics officer, left, discusses equipment used by Lt. Billy Potter, firefighter with the Rapid City Fire Department, during hazardous material spill response, as Army Capt. Ulrich Morgan, Air Force Capt. Radjindrekoemar Soemai and Army Capt. Joeri Kasandiredjo, all members of the Suriname Defense Force, look on during a subject matter expert exchange in Rapid City, S.D., May 15, 2016. The exchange focused on the handling, containment and disposing of hazardous materials and conducted as a part of the Suriname-South Dakota State Partnership Program.

Spouses of South Carolina National Guard and Colombian leadership share family readiness concepts
May 11, 2016
Barbara Livingston, wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr.,  the adjutant general for South Carolina, stands with spouses of Colombian military leaders following a family programs presentation during a state partnership program engagement in Bogota, Colombia, April 15, 2016.

‘Friendly Islands’ hospitality on display during weapons tactics, techniques exchange
May 2, 2016
Member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga participate in a weapons maintenance information-sharing session led by Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Tonga last week. The Nevada National Guard and the Tongan military are teamed in the National Guard's State Partnership Program.