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New York Army Guard Trains with South African Partners
July 25, 2022 — RICHARDS BAY, South Africa – Thirty-three New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 107th Military Battalion spent a week training with their counterparts in the South African National Defense...

Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Join NATO Exercise
July 22, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron attended the multinational joint Defender Europe 22 exercise with NATO and other military partners.The...

Washington Guard Hosts Multinational Cybersecurity Program
July 20, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Just like in conventional warfare, strong alliances are necessary to battle cyber criminals.“To get just one country here, putting together a cyber plan with our folks is an...

Vermont National Guard Signs Letter of Intent with Republic of Austria
July 19, 2022 — VIENNA, Austria – With a stroke of the pen, the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria’s letter of intent formalizing their partnership under the State Partnership Program is official.On July...

New York National Guard Honors Nelson Mandela Day with SPP Partner
July 19, 2022 — EZIDONINI, South Africa – New York Army National Guard Soldiers, U.S. Army Reserves, U.S. Army Africa Command Soldiers and service members from the South Africa National Defense Force honored Nelson...

Michigan National Guard, Latvia Celebrate Partnership
July 18, 2022 — LANSING, Mich. - For nearly 30 years, the Michigan National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Latvia have collaborated under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership...

Maryland National Guard, European Partners Protect Network Security
July 15, 2022 — LAUREL, Md. - The Maryland Army National Guard’s 169th Cyber Protection Team, Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Operation Support Squadron and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

New York Army National Guard, South Africa Train Together
July 13, 2022 — TROY, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers will spend the next two weeks working on an exercise with their State Partnership Program partners in South Africa.The South African National Defense...

Indiana Air National Guard Nurse Serves in Niger to Assist SPP Partner
July 12, 2022 — FORT WAYNE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – Finding opportunities to serve can fill the need to be a part of something bigger. One Indiana National Guard member used her civilian training to help fill...

Nebraska National Guard, Rwanda Build on SPP Partnership
July 11, 2022 — KIGALI, Rwanda – When the Nebraska National Guard and the Rwanda Defence Force formed their partnership in December 2019, both sides expressed interest in working closely together to build...

Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Join Croatian Best Soldier Competition
July 11, 2022 — SLUNJ, Croatia – The morning dawned hot and muggy, setting the tone for more than 70 competitors — including two Minnesota National Guard Soldiers — as they faced eight tests of skill and endurance...

Nebraska Guard Assists SPP Partner Rwanda in Joint Mission
July 6, 2022 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s medical group participated in Justified Accord 2022, a joint medical engineer mission with the Rwanda Defence Force at Gako...

Leaders of Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Meet
July 6, 2022 — PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania’s adjutant general met with the president of Lithuania July 2 to continue to develop a partnership of almost three decades.Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler met with President...

Oklahoma National Guard Conducts SPP Visit to Azerbaijan
July 1, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan – The 137th Special Operations Medical Group conducted a combat casualty care knowledge exchange with Azerbaijan during a State Partnership Program visit to Baku June 20-24.The visit...

Kentucky Army Guard, SPP Partner Ecuador Exchange Knowledge
June 30, 2022 — GREENVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Army National Guard instructors met with six Ecuadorian enlisted instructors June 27-30 in the latest engagement in their partnership of almost three decades.Senior...

Minnesota National Guard, Croatia Collaborate via State Partnership Program
June 29, 2022 — SAINT PAUL, Minn. – “It always feels good to help a friend,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Buck, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter technical inspector with the Minnesota National Guard’s Bravo Company, 834th...

Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom
June 24, 2022 — VILNIUS, Lithuania – Three Baltic nations are laser-focused on one goal: defending their independence and territorial integrity.The chief of the National Guard Bureau heard the same message in visits...

Utah National Guard Joins African Lion Exercise in Morocco
June 24, 2022 — AGADIR, Morocco – Soldiers and Airmen from the Utah National Guard began arriving in Morocco June 14 to participate in African Lion 2022.African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint,...

Hokanson Visits Guardsmen Training With Ukraine Troops
June 23, 2022 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – For some Florida National Guardsmen, leaving the troops they were training with in Yavoriv, Ukraine, last fall was one of the toughest moments of their military careers.“Walking...

Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise
June 21, 2022 — KUANTAN, Malaysia – The Washington National Guard and Malaysian armed forces conducted the joint Bersama Warrior 2022 exercise in June.Command post exercises like Bersama Warrior strengthen the...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response