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New York Guardsmen Conclude Southern Vanguard 24 in Brazil
December 4, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil - Forty-four New York National Guard Soldiers, working alongside active-duty Army and Brazilian Army Soldiers, conducted three weeks of training in Northern Brazil Nov. 1-16.Exercise...

USEUCOM, Austrian Defense Leaders Explore Expanded Cooperation
December 1, 2023 — STUTTGART, Germany - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. European Command deputy commander, hosted Arnold Kammel, secretary general of the Austrian Ministry of Defense, and his staff at the...

New York National Guard, Brazil Army Train Together
November 16, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil - The New York Army National Guard Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Brazilian Army field artillery...

State Partnership Program NCO Honored for International Efforts
November 15, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – When she received an out-of-the-blue invitation to the College of Southern Nevada’s Spotlight of Excellence award ceremony, Nevada Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Hannah Kasner was baffled...

Michigan Airmen Conduct Airworthiness Assessments in Africa
November 13, 2023 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Two members of the 217th Air Component Operations Squadron traveled to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, for over a week in September to assess the airworthiness of foreign aircraft in...

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...

New York National Guard Medics Attend Brazilian Jungle Course
November 6, 2023 — BELEM, BRAZIL – Four New York Army National Guard combat medics assigned to the 466th Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS), completed a Brazilian jungle familiarization and academics course with U.S...

Kansas National Guard, Armenia Strengthen Partnership
October 31, 2023 — YEREVAN, Armenia - Members of the 35th Infantry Division staff met with the Armenian National Defense Research University, members of the Ministry of Defense general staff, and students of the Vazgen...

Ohio’s 123rd Air Control Squadron Trains with NATO Allies
October 26, 2023 — BLUE ASH, Ohio - Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing’s 123rd Air Control Squadron hosted a two-week combined training exercise with eight service members from NATO allies Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and...

Kosovo President Visits Iowa National Guard Partners
October 26, 2023 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – The president of Kosovo visited the Iowa National Guard Oct. 24 as part of an international trip to Iowa spurred by an invitation from Gov. Kim Reynolds and Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn,...

Nevada Guardsman Plays Key Partnership Role in South Pacific
October 26, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nearly two years into his role as the Nevada Guard’s bilateral affairs officer based in the picturesque South Pacific island nation of Fiji, Maj. David Paxton emphatically...

New York Army Guard Heads to Brazil for Southern Vanguard 24
October 25, 2023 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Forty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers are heading to Brazil Oct. 28-29 to exercise with Brazil’s 52nd Jungle Infantry Battalion and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division...

Hawaii Army Guard Leads Exchange with Filipino Partners
October 25, 2023 — LAPU-LAPU, CEBU, Philippines - The Hawaii Army National Guard conducted its first rotary wing aviation maintenance and standardization subject matter expert exchange in the lively coastal city of...

In Finland, Hokanson Sees a Country’s Cold Will to Defend Itself
October 19, 2023 — HELSINKI – The National Guard’s top officer recently visited Finland as part of a larger Northern European itinerary to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation ties in the region.The Guard has...

Maryland Air Guard, Estonian Partners Focus on Cyber Defense
October 18, 2023 — AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia - The Maryland Air National Guard partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command Sept. 17-20 to host the cybersecurity exercise Baltic Blitz 23. About 30 Airmen from the 175th Wing,...

Weapons School Produces Guard Leaders in Growing Space Domain
October 17, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In the heart of Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base, a select group of Air National Guard members hone their expertise at the Air Force Weapons School in the most crucial battlefront of...

Army Guard Leaders Emphasize Modernization, Partnerships, Messaging
October 17, 2023 — WASHINGTON - Army National Guard Soldiers and leaders joined together this week in Washington for the 2023 annual Association of the United States Army meeting and exposition. The three-day event...

Virginia Guard, Tajikistan Police Train on Marksmanship
October 16, 2023 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers participated in a marksmanship exchange with female members of the Tajik National Police Sept. 5-9. The exchange supported the Department...

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...

148th Fighter Wing EOD Flight Hosts Validation Course
October 11, 2023 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The 148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight created and hosted an advanced conventional course for 30 technicians at the Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala