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Utah Guard, Morocco Partners Provide Medical Care in African Lion
May 19, 2026 — EL FAID, Morocco – Utah National Guardsmen and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces redefined what partnership looks like through shared expertise, innovation and expanding access to impactful care, under...

Nebraska Guard Holds Departure Ceremony Before Horn of Africa Deployment
April 14, 2026 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Soldiers of the Lincoln-based 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade headquarters support company and 234th Brigade Signal Company officially began their journey back to the Horn of Africa...

Exercise Justified Accord 2026 Begins in Kenya, Tanzania
February 25, 2026 — NAIROBI, Kenya – Exercise Justified Accord 2026, the U.S. Africa Command's largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially began Feb. 23 across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania.Led by...

Illinois Guard Unit to Support U.S. Army Europe and Africa
January 21, 2025 — SULLIVAN, Ill. - The Illinois Army National Guard’s 634th Brigade Support Battalion Forward Logistics Element was activated Jan. 20 for deployment to Africa and Europe.A forward logistics element is a...

Pennsylvania National Guard Members Deploy to Africa
April 19, 2024 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - U.S. Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team recently deployed to Africa to support Special Operations Command Africa.Task Force...

Deployed Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Earn Their Combat Patch
March 27, 2024 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya - Task Force Paxton’s command team, Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Barclay, led one of the most memorable moments of a Soldier’s career at a Camp Simba ceremony...

Michigan Guard, Liberia Partner on NCO Academy in West Africa
March 6, 2024 — MONROVIA, Liberia – Instructors from the Michigan National Guard’s 177th Regional Training Institute assessed an instructor “dry-run” led by the Armed Forces of Liberia Feb. 19 to March 4 as the West...

Army General Meets with National Guard Partner Benin
February 9, 2024 — VICENZA, Italy – The commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) visited Benin Jan. 22-23 to strengthen relationships between the U.S. Army and the Benin...

National Guard Joins Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit
November 13, 2023 — ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - Senior enlisted leaders from the United States, including the State Partnership Program, and 20 African nations attended the African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit Nov. 7-9.The...

Army Command Works to Engage With African Partners
October 12, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Africa is a continent of potential, and service members at the Southern European Task Force, Africa, work every day to help African partners turn that potential into reality, said...

Wisconsin Guard Unit Returns Home From Africa Deployment
August 1, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 250 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade returned to Wisconsin after a nine-month deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to...

Hokanson: State Partnership Program Stable, Steadfast and Growing
April 21, 2023 — DENVER – The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the Guard’s top...

Oregon Guard, Bangladesh Army Train During Tiger Lightning
March 27, 2023 — GAZIPUR, Bangladesh – Members of the Oregon National Guard, the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Civil Affairs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

State Partnership Program a Difference Maker in Africa, U.S. military leaders say
March 7, 2023 — ROME – Africa is fertile ground for external influence, and senior U.S. military leaders underscored the value of partnerships to building security capacity on the continent during the 2023 African...

NY Guard Soldiers Complete French Desert Commando Course
February 27, 2023 — CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI – Thirty-one Army National Guard Soldiers and one Air Force Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa completed the arduous French Desert Commando Course...

Team Approach Strengthens African Partner Medical Capabilities
January 11, 2023 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations was completed last month.The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership,...

Deployed NY Infantry Regiment Commemorates Battle of Makin
December 7, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Makin Nov. 26.The annual Makin Dinner honors the brave legacy of...

Planners Shape Justified Accord 23 African Military Exercise
November 9, 2022 — NAIROBI, Kenya – More than 80 participants from the United States, African partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi Oct. 24-28 to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023 — U.S. Africa...

New York Army National Guard Soldiers Headed to Africa
November 7, 2022 — LATHAM, New York – Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who operate a C-12 transport plane based at the Army Aviation Support Facility are headed to East Africa this month to support U.S...

National Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa Mission
September 22, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Two storied National Guard units came together to transfer control of the continuing security mission in East Africa.U.S. Army National Guard Col. Jim Tierney, the 1st...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response