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Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement
July 5, 2023
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, shakes hands with Group Capt. Anurruk Romnarak, Royal Thai Air Force, at Camp Murray, Wash., June 30, 2023, at the final planning conference for an air refueling exercise later this year in Thailand. The Washington Guard and Thailand are partners in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
In Vietnam, Hokanson Sees Growing Partnership
July 3, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Hanoi, Vietnam, May 18, 2023, 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. The program strengthens the partners’ capabilities to respond to natural disasters.
Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally
June 30, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with Philippine military leaders to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island nation and the Hawaii National Guard and Guam National Guard in Manila, Philippines, May 20, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.
203rd RED HORSE Conducts Engineer Exchange in Tajikistan
June 30, 2023
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan June 5-9, 2023, at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Virginia and Tajikistan are partners in the State Partnership Program.
Louisiana National Guard Welcomes Partner Belize for Training
June 28, 2023
Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, Louisiana National Guard adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford J. Ockman Jr., Louisiana National Guard senior enlisted advisor, with service members from Belize during a visit to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson in Leesville, La., June 6, 2023. Louisiana and Belize have been partnered together as part of the State Partnership Program since 1996.
Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner for Training at AD23
June 26, 2023
Estonian joint terminal attack controllers perform a panel check of a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, after a live missile firing at a water range off the coast of Saaremaa, Estonia, June 12, 2023. Maryland and Estonia are celebrating 30 years of partnership through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Tennessee Airmen Train with Bulgarian Air Force Partners
June 23, 2023
Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing out of Knoxville, Tennessee, recently trained with Bulgarian firefighters at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria. The training centered on emergency response tactics to various aircraft and the overall flight line.
In Albania, Hokanson Sees Committed Partner, Steadfast NATO Ally
June 21, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Brig. Gen. Arben Kingji, Albania’s chief of defence, observe an Albanian Special Forces Battalion live-fire exercise at the Albanian Armed Forces Land Force headquarters in Zerr-Hall, Albania, June 10, 2023. Hokanson visited the Balkan nation to reaffirm the New Jersey National Guard’s partnership with Albania through the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program.
Hokanson: Bilateral Defense Relations with Serbia on Positive Trajectory
June 21, 2023
Sgt. Joshua Stiles, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s Military Police Company, instructs members of the Serbian Armed Forces on non-lethal weapons tactics during Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 15, 2018.
Maryland Airmen, Estonia Build Cyber-Sharing Platform
June 21, 2023
Airmen assigned to the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group work at computer terminals at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, June 20, 2023. The Airmen are assisting with Project Vormsi, collaborating with their Estonian partners to build an information-sharing platform.
Michigan Airmen Practice Combat Turns in Latvia
June 21, 2023
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, departs Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 14, 2023. More than 30 Michigan Air National Guard members from the 127th Wing are training in Latvia as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, giving them a twofold opportunity to practice launching and receiving A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from austere sites and to work with Latvian counterparts.
Cyber Shield Hones Skills, Builds Partnerships
June 20, 2023
Sgt. Azaria Christian, incident response division chief, North Carolina National Guard, participates in the NetWars competition during the Cyber Shield training exercise at the Professional Education Center, Little Rock, Ark., June 9, 2023. Participants tested their defensive cybersecurity skills.
Tennessee Guard, Bulgarian Medical Military Academy Collaborate
June 20, 2023
Members of the Tennessee National Guard training team at Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy during Thracian Sentry 23 on June 13, 2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
West Virginia Guard, 12th Air Force, Peru Sign Pact
June 20, 2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Cochran, West Virginia National Guard assistant adjutant general and commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard; David Delmonaco, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) representative, and Lt. Gen. Carlos Chavez, the Peruvian Air Force chief of staff, sign a trilateral agreement of future engagements at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 9, 2023. The signing ceremony signified the commitment to continue military cooperation and operate cohesively in response to future threats and crisis.
Tennessee National Guard, Partner Bulgaria Conduct Exercise
June 15, 2023
Members of the Tennessee National Guard and Joint Force Command of the Bulgarian Military pose for a photo June 14, 2023, outside Sofia, Bulgaria.
182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23
June 15, 2023
U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
Finnish Pilots Visit the Virginia Air National Guard
June 13, 2023
Finnish Air Force pilots toured the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, with pilots from the 149th Fighter Squadron May 16, 2023.
Georgia Air National Guard Strengthens Argentina Air Force
June 12, 2023
A C-130H lands at I Brigada El Palomar Air Base, Argentina, June 6, 2023. The aircraft has been leased from the U.S. Air Force and through the State Partnership Program, Airmen with the Georgia Air National Guard will train the Argentina air force on the aircraft.
Tennessee National Guard Joins Exercise with Bulgarian Partners
June 12, 2023
Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard fly to Bulgaria to kick off Thracian Sentry 2023. Tennessee and Bulgaria have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.
Indiana Guard Demonstrates IRT Clinics to Slovak Partners
June 12, 2023
Slovak Armed Forces Capt. Jakub Sasarak, an operations officer for military medical command, shakes hands with an Indiana Air National Guardsman during Innovative Readiness Training mission IRT Hoosier Care at the Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club in Terre Haute, Ind., June 7, 2023. The Indiana National Guard and the Slovak Armed Forces are strategic partners.