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Ohio National Guard, Serbia Celebrate Partnership
October 12, 2022 — BELGRADE, Serbia - The Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces celebrated their 16-year partnership in Serbia Sept. 7-10. Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, led the Ohio...

Nebraska Guard, Czechs Solidify Partnership at Exercise
October 6, 2022 — OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – The 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in the Ample Strike Exercise and NATO Days to support its partnership with the Czech Republic.The Nebraska Air National Guard Airmen...

Puerto Rico Guard Provides Security for Honduran Partners
October 5, 2022 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Puerto Rico National Guard military police have provided security alongside their Honduran Armed Forces partners at Soto Cano Air Base for over 10 years, enabling Joint...

Oklahoma Guard, Azerbaijan Participate in Disaster Response Exercise
September 28, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan - Subject matter experts from the Oklahoma National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled to Baku for an emergency response workshop and exercise Sept. 20-22.The event...

Illinois National Guard, Polish Partners Remember the Fallen
September 27, 2022 — GREAT LAKES, Ill. – For 17 years, Polish and Illinois National Guard Soldiers fought together in Iraq and then Afghanistan. Last week, they rode more than 500 miles together to honor warriors killed...

New York National Guard Joins South African Air Show
September 21, 2022 — PRETORIA, South Africa – Sixty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and five aircraft are participating in Africa’s biggest air show Sept. 21-25.The Guard is exhibiting two C-17 Globemaster III...

New Jersey Guard Supports Partner Albania in Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022 — BIZE-TIRANE, Albania – New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers supported the Albanian Armed Forces during the Albanians' critical NATO Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise Sept. 12.Guard members...

New York Firemen to Represent Guard at Jungle Warfare School
September 19, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Two firefighters will represent the New York National Guard and the United States at the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Center’s international course at the end of September.Army Sgt. William...

Hawaii Army Guardsman Helps Break Down Language Barrier
September 15, 2022 — JAKARTA, Indonesia – In packed conference rooms, dozens of U.S. service members engage with counterparts from the Indonesian armed forces at Exercise Gema Bhakti 2022. The discussions are broad, from...

South Carolina Air National Guard, Colombia Wrap Up Exercise
September 15, 2022 — BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – About 100 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S...

Kosovo Security Force Members Earn U.S. Air Assault Badge
September 14, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Two Kosovo Security Force members made history Sept. 9 by becoming the first KSF soldiers to graduate from a U.S. Air Assault course.Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, the adjutant general of the...

Montana Air Guard Demonstrates Equipment to Partner Sri Lanka
September 14, 2022 — GREAT FALLS, Mont – The 36th Contingency Response Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, organized a Mobile Training Team event between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the 120th Airlift Wing,...

Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe
September 12, 2022 — MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language...

Kentucky National Guard Shares Knowledge with Partner Djibouti
September 9, 2022 — DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – Although the early-morning sun was still low in the sky, temperatures were already hovering near 100 degrees as a small group of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders made...

Indiana National Guard Welcomes Niger Partners for Exchange
September 8, 2022 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Three medical professionals from the Niger Armed Forces joined Indiana Army and Air National Guard medical professionals at Camp Atterbury during a State Partnership Program...

104th Fighter Squadron Lends Expertise to Exercise Tapio
September 2, 2022 — CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, recently traveled to the Campo Grande Air Force Base in the largest city in the Mato Grosso de Sul state to...

Connecticut National Guard Leaders Build Bonds in Uruguay
September 1, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, the Connecticut adjutant general, and other Connecticut Army National Guard officers visited Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 6-10, to strengthen bonds...

New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Participate in Cyber Exchange
September 1, 2022 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In the heart of San Salvador, inside the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, New Hampshire Airmen from the 157th Communications Flight shared new ideas with a growing...

New York National Guard Cyber Experts Learn from Brazilian Counterparts
September 1, 2022 — BRASILIA, Brazil - When the Brazilian Cyber Defense Command showcased itself to representatives of 15 nations Aug. 18 as part of its Cyber Guardian Exercise, two New York Army National Guard Soldiers...

New York Air Guard-Brazil Tactical Demo Caps Exercise Tapio
August 31, 2022 — CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Two weeks of New York Air National Guard joint training with the Brazilian Air Force climaxed with a demonstration mission in front of Brazilian and American leaders Aug. 29.One...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada