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Ohio National Guard builds partnerships at Platinum Wolf
June 12, 2018
ONG in Serbia for exercises
Female S.D. Air Guard members exchange ideas with Suriname
June 8, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Rachael Bjerke, 114th Medical Group dental assistant, talks about her experience in the South Dakota Air National Guard to Suriname Defense Force members during the National Guard State Partnership Program’s Women in the Military Conference May 14-19, 2018. The conference allowed for the exchange of ideas on promoting the importance of women in the U.S. and Suriname militaries.
WVNG Soldier influences NCO development in Peruvian army
June 7, 2018
Sgt. 1st Class Héctor Guillén, West Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program coordinator and Peru native, poses with members of the U.S. Army South Non-commissioned officer (NCO) professional development team and Peruvian Army June 1, 2018 in Lima, Peru. Guillén provided training in Spanish on NCO leadership and development to the Peruvian Army.
140th Wing achieves firsts while supporting NATO exercise
June 6, 2018
The Colorado Air National Guard flew F-16 Fighting Falcons to Amari Air Base in Estonia to participate for the first time in Saber Strike 18 a multinational and U.S. multi-service exercise that will be conducted June 3-15, 2018, at locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities.
Washington's State Partnership Program continues to grow
May 30, 2018
81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team members and three officers from the Royal Thai Army pose for a photo by the Washington National Guard headquarters building on Camp Murray, Wash. on April 5, 2018.
W.Va. Guardsman uses language skills for dream job in Peru
May 23, 2018
Capt. Joe Reppert, West Virginia National Guard Traditional Commanders Activities (TCA) coordinator at the U.S. Embassy Peru, discusses potential engagements with the Peruvian Army during a meeting held Feb. 1, 2018, in Lima, Peru, as a part of key leader engagement for the State Partnership Program. The WVNG and Peruvian Army and Air Force have been partners through the National Guard Bureau’s SPP program since 1996.
NCNG, Moldovan soldiers collaborate on Humvee maintenance
May 21, 2018
Warrant Officer Ghenadie Varzari and SGT Andrei Dogari, Mechanics with the Moldovan Defense Forces, work together to troubleshoot the issue in a Humvee engine at the North Carolina National Guard Combine Support Maintenance Shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 17, 2018. The North Carolina National Guard and the Moldovan Defense Forces have been hosting bi-lateral engagements through the State Partnership Program that has allowed Soldier growth and development for both countries.
N.Y. National Guard commander visits South African school
May 17, 2018
Major General Anthony German, the adjutant general of New York, meets with cadets at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force.
Md. Guard celebrates 25 years of partnership with Estonia
May 16, 2018
Estonian Defense Force personnel from 2nd brigade conduct recon and react to contact missions May 6, 2018, during Exercise Hedgehog in Southern Estonia. Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion worked as observers and controllers for the EDF.
Qatar, W. Va. leaders meet at onset of new state partnership
May 16, 2018
West Virginia National Guard and Qatar defense attaché leadership approach a C-17 Globemaster III from the 167th Airlift Wing as the two forces engage in meetings about the newly formed State Partnership Program May 14, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.