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New York Guard Conducts Search and Rescue Training in Brazil
August 30, 2023 — CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil - One hundred New York National Guard Airmen conducted combat search and rescue exercises with their Brazilian Air Force counterparts Aug. 16-27.The Airmen, most of whom are...

New York Army National Guard Medics Train in Brazil
August 25, 2023 — FOZ DO IGUAZU, BRAZIL – Fifteen New York Army National Guard medics and physician assistants traveled to Brazil to participate in South America’s largest military humanitarian response exercise Aug...

Montana National Guard Hosts Regional Cooperation Exercise
August 22, 2023 — HELENA, Mont. - The Montana National Guard hosted an exercise with Guardsmen from five states and international partners to enhance stability and cooperation on counterterrorism and joint, combined...

Georgia Guard Joins Multinational Exercise Agile Spirit
August 21, 2023 — KRTSANISI, Georgia - Georgia National Guardsmen departed Clay National Guard Center in August for the country of Georgia to participate in the biennial, multinational exercise known as Agile...

Airmen Train for Space Operations During Vulcan Guard
August 14, 2023 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing hosted an iteration of the Vulcan Guard space exercise Aug. 10-11, bringing together U.S. Space Command, the Brazilian military and all...

Virginia Guard Conducts Mountain Warfare Exchange in Tajikistan
August 11, 2023 — ROMIT, Tajikistan - Five Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted a mountain warfare exchange with soldiers from the Republic of Tajikistan July 24-29.The five-day exchange in Romit supported the...

New York Guard Soldiers, Airmen to Join Brazilian Exercises
August 10, 2023 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - More than 100 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers will participate in two August training missions in Brazil as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership...

Oklahoma Guardsmen Finish First at Cyber Shield 2023
July 26, 2023 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - For the second year in a row, Oklahoma National Guard members won first place in a two-week cyber defense exercise, outperforming teams from more than 20 states and territories and...

Florida Guard, Guyana, improve Partnership during Tradewinds23
July 26, 2023 — CAMP SEWEYO, Guyana - The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program has fostered enduring relationships with partner countries since 1993. The Florida National Guard’s...

New York Guard Soldiers Learn Urban Search and Rescue Skills
July 24, 2023 — ORISKANY, N.Y. – Four members of Israel’s Home Front Command taught New York Army National Guard engineers techniques for locating and rescuing people from destroyed buildings July 17-19 at the New...

Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement
July 5, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Leaders from the Royal Thai Air Force and Washington Air National Guard wrapped up the final planning conference on what could be a historic engagement in the Kingdom of Thailand...

In Vietnam, Hokanson Sees Growing Partnership
July 3, 2023 — HANOI, Vietnam – In 2014, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson came here as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard to further his state’s nascent partnership with the Socialist Republic of...

Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally
June 30, 2023 — MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. National Guard’s top general met with Philippine military leaders recently to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island...

203rd RED HORSE Conducts Engineer Exchange in Tajikistan
June 30, 2023 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with the...

Louisiana National Guard Welcomes Partner Belize for Training
June 28, 2023 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard welcomed service members from Belize to participate in a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, May...

Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner for Training at AD23
June 26, 2023 — AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia – More than 100 Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, completed an agile combat employment movement in Estonia as a forward operating location of exercise...

Tennessee Airmen Train with Bulgarian Air Force Partners
June 23, 2023 — BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria - Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing out of Knoxville, Tennessee, recently trained with Bulgarian firefighters on emergency response tactics at Bezmer Air Base,...

In Albania, Hokanson Sees Committed Partner, Steadfast NATO Ally
June 21, 2023 — TIRANA, Albania – In a country that spent nearly 450 years under Ottoman Empire rule, suffered fascist occupation during World War II, and endured a dictatorship for much of the 20th century,...

Hokanson: Bilateral Defense Relations with Serbia on Positive Trajectory
June 21, 2023 — BELGRADE, Serbia – In the wake of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Serbia instituted a moratorium on military drills with other nations.On June 15, Serbian troops resumed bilateral...

Maryland Airmen, Estonia Build Cyber-Sharing Platform
June 21, 2023 — TALLINN, Estonia – Maryland Air National Guard cyber professionals and their Estonian partners are building an information-sharing platform to defend against cyber threats.Airmen from the 175th...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future