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Partnerships a Must in Shoring Up Cyber Defenses
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In today’s ever-changing digital landscape, cyberspace is all-encompassing, presenting new and emerging threats surpassing national borders in scale and complexity... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, illustrates a point during a panel discussing cyber and information warfare at the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, July 18, 2023.

Future Vision: Panel Discusses Way Ahead for DOD National Guard State Partnership Program
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – As the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program celebrated its 30th anniversary, U.S. and international senior leaders and officials from 93 of the... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Christopher P. Callahan, adjutant general of the Rhode Island National Guard, poses a question for members of a panel highlighting the future of the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program during the program’s 30th-anniversary conference at National Harbor, Maryland, July 18, 2023.

State Partnership Program is Enduring Answer to Global Security Threats
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – National Guard members, senior leaders and leaders from partner nations worldwide came together this week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Department of Defense... MORE

Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, associate director for military affairs with the Central Intelligence Agency speaks about global threats and challenges during the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, July 17, 2023.

Guard, Global Partners Celebrate 30 Years of Security Cooperation
July 19, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Senior military, diplomatic and defense officials converged to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program... MORE

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to military and senior leaders at the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, July 17, 2023.

National Guard State Partnership Program Forges Lasting Connections Beyond Military Relations
July 19, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—“The unique nature of the National Guard [State Partnership Program], which is implemented through each state, is something that’s unique throughout the world,” said Ambassador... MORE

Senegalese General Mbaye Cissé, chief of general staff, Senegalese Armed Forces, right, delivers remarks as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard listens intently during a panel discussion with U.S. National Guard

Milley Touts Successes of Guard's State Partnership Program
July 19, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called on all nations involved in the National Guard's State Partnership Program to recommit themselves to continue training and if... MORE

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses how the National Guard State Partnership Program builds trust among nations, The chairman helped mark the 30th anniversary of the program that now involves 100 countries.

Nevada Guard Partners with Samoa
July 19, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard, the U.S. Embassy in Samoa and the Government of Samoa officials are ecstatic to announce the official collaboration between the Nevada National Guard and... MORE

The Honorable Faualo Harry Schuster, the Government of Samoa’s Minister of Police, Prisons and Corrections Services, left, and Nevada Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry sign the Declaration of Partnership between the Nevada National Guard and the Government of Samoa on July 6 in Apia, Samoa.

‘During Soviet Occupations, Latvia Has Felt All the Consequences’
July 18, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland – On Nov. 15, 1992 – the day Air Force Lt. Gen. John Conaway touched down in Riga, Latvia, hoping to establish partnerships between National Guard elements and nations newly... MORE

Military personnel from the Latvian National Armed Forces work side-by-side with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, while conducting close air support training during Northern Strike 22-1 (“Winter Strike”) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022.

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Partner for Cyber Training
July 18, 2023 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Two members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeffrey Melendez and Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Craig joined the Joint Combatant-Command Cyber... MORE

Two members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeffrey Melendez and Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Craig, joined the Joint Combatant-Command Cyber Assessment Team (JCCAT) to participate in the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-led visit to Paraguay for the first cyber-focused State Partnership Program (SPP) engagement .

New Hampshire National Guard Hosts Trilateral SPP Exchange
July 17, 2023 — CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Army National Guard hosted Salvadoran and Cabo Verdean visitors for a State Partnership Program exchange from July 9-11 in Concord. Military guests, seven from El... MORE

From left, Lt. Col. Domingos Correia, Cabo Verdean national director of defense, and New Hampshire Army National Guard interpreter, Pfc. Stefane Godoes de Souza of 197th Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, meet with Guardsmen at the Army Aviation Support Facility on July 11, 2023, in Concord, New Hampshire.

‘The Most Important People in the Army are the Sergeants’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program: A Crucial Arrow in Ukraine’s Quiver
July 14, 2023 — This is part five of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, some of the first phone calls from Kiev were to... MORE

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Markle, left, and Col. William Murphy, right, command sergeant major and commander of Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, walk with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, through a camp in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 1, 2023.

‘It truly is a Team Sport’ How the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Works
July 14, 2023 — This is part four of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – Talk with senior leaders – with some of the National Guard’s most passionate advocates – and they’ll... MORE

(Left to Right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont National Guard Adjutant General, Gov. Phil Scott, Vermont Governor, Minister Slavjanka Petrovska, North Macedonia Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski, North Macedonia Chief of Defense sign documents reaffirming North Macedonia’s and the Vermont National Guard’s continued partnership, Montpelier, Vt. June 9, 2023.

‘A Mosaic of Opportunities’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Looks to the Future
July 14, 2023 — This is part three of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Guard’s most senior officer sees potential for about 30 more countries to enter... MORE

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Vietnam to help reinforce the mutually beneficial, successful security relationship with the Oregon National Guard established in 2012 under the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program, which strengthens the partners’ capabilities to respond to natural disasters, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 19, 2023.

‘Our Real Superpower as a Nation is our Allies and Partners’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program Today
July 14, 2023 — This is part two of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the eve of its 30th anniversary, the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program... MORE

Master Sgt. Aghzaf Abdelkrim from the 15th Regiment Royal Char and Master Sgt. Joe Carson, from the 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, chat while their soldiers boresight their tanks before gunnery during African Lion at Tan Tan, Morocco June 7, 2023.

‘Why Don’t we do a Little Partnership Thing?’ The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program is Born
July 14, 2023 — This is part one of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30." WASHINGTON, D.C. – It began in 1992 with a brief chat between two general officers about how to help emerging democracies... MORE

National Guard delegation boards plane to Latvia at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, November 15, 1992.

Maryland Guard Works With Partners to Improve Estonian Air Base
July 13, 2023 — HARJUMAA, Estonia – For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight, along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S... MORE

Members of the 235th Civil Engineering Flight and their partners analyze the runway at Amari Air Base in Harjumaa, Estonia.

Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home

Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training

New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren

Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness