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Colorado and Jordan bonds strengthen in the air
June 12, 2017
During a flight from Buckley Air Force Base, and traveling over downtown Denver, Sgt. Hazem Al-Qaise, an RJAF crew chief, takes his position as a crew chief, in the jump seat, March 16, 2017. Members of rotory-wing aviation units from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Colorado Army National Guard share knowledge about the UH-60 Black Hawk and sling-load operations. The RJAF members traveled to Colorado as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Lithuanian official visits Pennsylvania National Guard and governor to discuss expanded cooperation
June 8, 2017
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis visited the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg to meet with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to discuss Pennsylvania's partnership with Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program and items related to expanded cooperation between Lithuania’s Armed Forces and Ministries, June 5, 2017.
Georgia National Guard supports South Carolina during SPP engagement
June 7, 2017
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Austin Blessard, Georgia Air National Guard 117th Air Control Squadron weapons and tactics non-commissioned officer in charge, introduces himself to members of the Colombian air force during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange on Ground Control Intercept with the Georgia Air National Guard, May 30-June 2, 2017, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
Tennessee Air Guard members foster partnership with Bulgarian Air Force
June 5, 2017
Col. Nikolay Lyaskovski, head of Force Protection in the Branch of Training Department for the Bulgarian Air Force, examines a night vision lens on May 31, 2017, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee partners with Bulgaria under the State Partnership Program.
Washington National Guard expands State Partnership Program with Malaysia
May 31, 2017
Logo promotes the latest State Partnership Program agreement between the Washington National Guard and Malaysia.
Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing enhances multinational partnerships at Exercise Load Diffuser 17
May 30, 2017
Master Sgt. Joe Ray, a weapons loader assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, monitors a final preflight safety check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, May 29, 2017, at Kecskemet Air Base in Hungary.
Puerto Rico National Guard gives scoop on helicopter buckets to its state partners
May 12, 2017
Guard members from Puerto Rico answer questions about helicopter bucket use in forest fires for a visiting delegation from their visitors in the State Partnership Program in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Indiana National Guard unit rehearses with partner Slovakia during Saber Junction 17 exercise
May 11, 2017
Maj. Gen. David Wood, commanding general, 38th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Maj. James Martin, command sergeant major, 38th Infantry Division, visit the operations center during Saber Junction 17 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany May 4, 2017.
Wyoming National Guard and Tunisia continue to perfect partnership
May 9, 2017
In 2016, the Wyoming National Guard began the Humanitarian Mining Action mission, a State Partnership Program-leveraged program, in Tunisia. The HMA is a Department of Defense program that provides education and training in finding, clearing and securing land mines and other explosive remnants of war. In March 2017, a team of engineers from the Wyoming Army National Guard traveled to Tunisia to assist with advising them on building a culvert that would act as a training site in finding and clearing culverts of explosive hazards.
Salvadoran partners engage in Best Warrior Competition with New Hampshire Soldiers
May 5, 2017
Cpl. Rudy Santos Santos of Comando Especial Antiterrorista of the El Salvadoran Army operates an M249 light machine gun during the New Hampshire National Guard's 2017 Best Warrior competition at New Castle April 9. This year marked the first time two Soldiers from El Salvador, New Hampshire’s State Military partner, competed in the three-day competition alongside 22 New Hampshire Guardsmen, showing off skills in marksmanship, first aid, physical training and land navigation among others.