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New Mexico military police give a makeover to Costa Rican school site
July 25, 2016 — CUAJINIQUIL, Costa Rica - Eight hours of team work by the New Mexico National Guard's 1st Platoon,... MORE
New Mexico National Guard Spc. Justin Langlitz and Spc. Xavier Romero participate in area beautification at the site of a future school for the community of Cuajiniquil July 20, 2016. Langlitz and Romero are members of 1st  Platoon, 919th  Military Police Company, New Mexico National Guard which were guests at the Escuela Nacional de Policía in nearby Murciélago for their Annual Training. The project was part of their community improvement day.

Minnesota Guard member experiences 'new things' as he helps renovate a schoolhouse
July 14, 2016 — KARLOVAC, Croatia – Minnesota National Guard Spc. Jesse Mendiola says he joined for the love of... MORE
Spc. Jesse Mendiola takes a break during a reconstruction and remodel at the primary school June 10, 2016, in Karlovac, Croatia. Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovac. The project is a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project made possible by the U.S. European Command in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member
State Partnership Program • 2 days ago
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Nate Brushe, a recovery noncommissioned officer, wet-screens material during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Vietnam, April 11, 2025. The DPAA mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. This is the first time the Oregon National Guard has supplemented a DPAA mission.
New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets
State Partnership Program • 3 days ago
New Jersey and New York Officer Candidates conduct Situational Tactical Exercise lanes with cadets from Albania and Kosovo. The New Jersey National Guard and Albanian have been partners for over 20 years in the U.S. Department of Defense State Partnership Program.
Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training
State Partnership Program • 3 days ago
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a mountain warfare exchange with members of the Tajik military April 21 - 25, 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The engagement was conducted in support of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been formal partners since 2003. The exchange focused on developing and refining mountain warfare fundamentals, while fostering collaboration between U.S. and Tajik forces. A total of 25 Tajik participants, representing four different organizations of the nation’s defense forces, took part in the training. Ranks ranged from junior officers to senior lieutenant colonels.
Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements
State Partnership Program • 6 days ago
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shane Mills, readiness non-commissioned officer for the 246th Transportation Battalion, Michigan National Guard, discusses U.S. Army fleet management documentation processes with vehicle drivers from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), April 17, 2025, at the RSLAF Joint Logistics Unit in the Murray Town district of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General
State Partnership Program • 9 days ago
President Santiago Peña, the President of the Republic of Paraguay, left, presents the Order of Merit

 

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