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Illinois Army National Guard Trains with Polish Territorial Defence Force
June 20, 2025 — TORUŃ, Poland – Soldiers with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, recently spent two weeks in Torún, Poland, training alongside members of the Polish Territorial... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseline Sosa, a forward observer with 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, relays information to her Polish counterparts during training in remote observation techniques in Toruń, Poland, June 6, 2025.

Enduring Brotherhood of Pennsylvania, Lithuania Partnership
June 17, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than a decade ago, amid the harsh conditions of Afghanistan, two Soldiers from different countries built a bond through shared sacrifice. The two Soldiers, one from the... MORE

Lithuanian Command Sgt. Maj. Ruslanas Gulevas, senior enlisted leader of the Grand Duke Algirdas Infantry Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces, left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason L. Barclay, senior enlisted advisor for 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, tour Fort Indiantown Gap as part of a bilateral engagement through the State Partnership Program, June 15, 2025.

Texas, Nebraska Guard Train With Czechia Against Cyber Threats
June 13, 2025 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Hidden within a discreet concrete building, teams from various states and countries collaborate across screens and keyboards for Cyber Shield 2025.For the May 30 to June 13... MORE

An Air National Guardsman and a Czech Republic military member collaborate together during exercise Cyber Shield 2025 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 9, 2025.

Massachusetts Guard, Kenya Strengthen Relationship
June 9, 2025 — NAIROBI, Kenya – The Massachusetts National Guard further strengthened its enduring relationship with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at the recent 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference... MORE

Kenya Defence Forces Gen. C M Kahariri, Chief of the Defence Forces, left, Kenya Defence Forces Maj. Gen. Frederick Leuria, Assistant Chief of the Defence Forces, center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard meet during a bilateral engagement at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, May 29, 2025.

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Armed Forces Unite for Medical Exchange
June 6, 2025 — CAMP O’DONNELL, Philippines - Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maritza Garcia, 154th Medical Group Detachment 1 medic and Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor, evaluates Armed Forces of the Philippines students during a medical field training exercise May 29, 2025, at Camp O’Donnell, Philippines.

Airborne Operation Strengthens Colorado Guard, Jordan Partnership
June 4, 2025 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – In a display of cooperation and capability, Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard and the Jordanian Armed Forces recently conducted a joint airborne operation in Watkins,... MORE

Paratroopers from the Colorado National Guard and the Jordanian Armed Forces stand together before the first joint Colorado-Jordan airborne Friendship Jump, Watkins, Colorado, April 23, 2025. Members parachuted from a CH-47 Chinook as part of an event to strengthen interoperability and deepen the partnership between the two forces.

North Dakota Guard Participates in Lignite Coast Tabletop Exercise
June 2, 2025 — GRAND-POPO, Benin – A five-person team from North Dakota, including three members of the North Dakota National Guard and two planning specialists from the North Dakota Department of Emergency... MORE

Bienvenue Dedegnon Milohin, Mono prefet, provides welcoming remarks to start the Lignite Coast Tabletop Exercise, Grand Popo, Benin, May 12, 2025.

Connecticut, Uruguay Celebrate 25th SPP Anniversary
June 2, 2025 — MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Guard State Partnership Program between the Connecticut National Guard and the Uruguayan Armed Forces, a milestone that... MORE

Leaders from the Connecticut National Guard were formally hosted by Uruguay’s Chief of Defense, General Rodolfo Pereyra, at Estado Mayor de la Defensa (ESMADE), which serves as as the advisory body to the Ministry of Defense, responsible for planning and coordinating activities across the Armed Forces.

Royal Thai Air Force, Washington Guard Finalize Plans for Enduring Partners 2025
May 29, 2025 — SPOKANE, Wash. – Airmen with the Washington Air National Guard and the Royal Thai Air Force assembled in western Washington May 19-24 to finalize plans for Enduring Partners 2025, an exercise... MORE

Airmen with the Washington Air National Guard and the Royal Thai Air Force work alongside their RTAF counterparts in small groups to finalize their respective training objectives at the Enduring Partners 2025 final planning conference in Spokane, Wash., May 20, 2025.

Maryland Army National Guard Trained in Estonia in Exercise Hedgehog 25
May 23, 2025 — VÕRU, Estonia – U.S. Army Soldiers with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Voit; Apache Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division; and the... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Olu Achu, a forward observer (left), Spc. Derrick Hyman, a radio telephone operator, Sgt. Kyle Troyer, a forward observer, with 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery, Detachment 1, Maryland Army National Guard, move through the woods while awaiting air support during Exercise Hedgehog near Võru, Estonia, May 14, 2025.

Maryland Air Guardsmen Support NATO Cyber Exercise
May 22, 2025 — TALLINN, Estonia – Eleven Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyberspace Operations Group participated in Locked Shields 2025, an international defensive cybersecurity exercise... MORE

Maryland Air National Guardsmen of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group participate in exercise Locked Shields 2025, in Tallinn, Estonia, May 7, 2025. Maryland Air National Guardsmen augmented the Estonian, Lithuanian and Montenegrin blue teams, which included over 450 people. (Courtesy Photo)

Wyoming Guard Hosts Tunisian Noncommissioned Officer Development Exchange
May 21, 2025 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard hosted a delegation from the Tunisian Armed Forces for a weeklong noncommissioned officer (NCO) development exchange, strengthening a long-standing... MORE

Col. Boone Caldon, commander of the 153rd Medical Group, briefs Tunisian armed forces of medical capabilities during a Tunisian NCO development presentation at Cheyenne, Wyoming, on May 12, 2025.

Texas Guard Pairs with United Arab Emirates in State Partnership Program
May 19, 2025 — ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Texas National Guard and the United Arab Emirates will be paired in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP), the Defense... MORE

Arkansas Guard Participates in CENTAM Guardian 2025 in Guatemala
May 14, 2025 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. – More than 60 Arkansas National Guardsmen are participating in CENTAM Guardian 2025 in Guatemala.CENTAM Guardian 2025 is an annual multi-national exercise designed to... MORE

U.S. and Honduran infantrymen ruck at Mariscal Zavala, Guatemala, May 12, 2025. As part of CENTAM Guardian 25, infantrymen from Honduras, U.S., El Salvador and Guatemala, rucked to their exercise site where they will execute specific survival tactics in the Guatemalan jungles.

Missouri Guard Strengthens Ties with Panama Through Disaster Response Exchange
May 13, 2025 — PANAMA CITY - Six members of the Missouri National Guard and professionals from Panama shared expertise and best practices during a three-day expert exchange May 6-8.The Missouri National Guard's... MORE

Master Sgt. Chris Wertz, Missouri National Guard State Partnership Program NCO, speaks to members of the Panamanian National Police as 2nd Lt. Minor Perez, a MONG chaplain candidate, translates in Panama City, Panama, May 8, 2025.

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member
May 7, 2025 — QUẢNG TRỊ, Vietnam - “I will never leave a fallen comrade.” That final line of the U.S. Army’s Warrior Ethos is a promise that all service members will find their way back to American soil.Oregon... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Nate Brushe, a recovery noncommissioned officer, wet-screens material during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Vietnam, April 11, 2025.

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements
May 2, 2025 — FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The partnership between the Michigan National Guard and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) took another step forward April 11-18 with three separate engagements... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shane Mills, readiness non-commissioned officer for the 246th Transportation Battalion, Michigan National Guard, discusses U.S. Army fleet management documentation processes with vehicle drivers from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), April 17, 2025, at the RSLAF Joint Logistics Unit in the Murray Town district of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General
April 29, 2025 — ASUNCION, Paraguay – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been awarded the distinguished Order of Merit “Gral Div Bernardino Caballero” in... MORE

President Santiago Peña, the President of the Republic of Paraguay, left, presents the Order of Merit "Gral Div Bernardino Caballero" in the grade of “Gran Cross” to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, in the Independence Hall of the Government Palace, Asunción, Paraguay, April 24, 2025.

North Carolina Guard Welcomes SPP Partners to Hurricane Response Exercise
April 25, 2025 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior leaders from the North Carolina National Guard are hosting representatives from Moldova, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia this week for a hurricane response exercise. The six-day... MORE

The Republic of Zambia's Brig. Gen. Choonga Mutandalike speaks to senior leaders from the North Carolina National Guard, representatives from the Republics of Moldova, Botswana, Malawi, and Zambia at a hurricane response symposium in Raleigh, N.C. April 22, 2025.

Virginia Army Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training
April 23, 2025 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Four Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers recently conducted a close-quarters battle exchange training with members of the Tajik military. The engagement was conducted April... MORE

Oregon Guard Advances Drone Capabilities With New Training Systems

Army Updates Standards for Appearance, Grooming, Uniform Wear in New Directive

Pennsylvania Guard Hosts Helicopter Orientation for Emergency Responders

Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0 Tests Oklahoma Guard's Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities

Four Indiana National Guard Soldiers Awarded Indiana Distinguished Service Cross