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NYNG strengthens relationship with Israel's Home Front Command
July 1, 2021 — LATHAM, New York – Major General Ori Gordin, the head of Israel's Home Front Command, shared lessons learned from the COIVID-19 pandemic and Israel's 11-day fight with Hamas during a day-long visit...

Humanitarian efforts strengthen Utah-Morocco partnership
June 29, 2021 — TAFAROUTE, Morocco – Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander, welcomed Utah National Guard leaders to the humanitarian civic assistance portion of Exercise...

Colorado Air Guard medics, Slovenia exchange best practices
June 28, 2021 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Colorado Air National Guard reinforced its longstanding relationship with Slovenian counterparts during Adriatic Strike 2021, enhancing interoperability and trust.Each year,...

MDNG TAG renews in-person SPP ties to Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 28, 2021 — SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – After 16 months of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland National Guard can rejuvenate its nearly 18-year, enduring partnership with the Armed Forces of...

Connecticut Guard, Uruguay continue 21-year partnership
June 24, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Members of the Armed Forces Mission of Uruguay visited Connecticut June 14-17 as part of a 21-year relationship with the Connecticut National Guard under the State Partnership...

West Virginia, Qatar formalize military partnership
June 21, 2021 — DOHA, Qatar – Brig. Gen. William Crane, the adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, and Staff Brigadier Khalid Al-Khayareen, director of the International Forces Affairs Directory for...

African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise
June 20, 2021 — TANTAN, Morocco – F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert...

Republic of Tunisia, Wyoming National Guard: More than a partnership
June 19, 2021 — CARTHAGE, Tunisia – The National Guard's most senior general walked among the rows of headstones, pausing to reflect on the sacrifices made by some of the 2,833 service members buried here and the...

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea hold virtual workshop
June 17, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – Though 8,327 miles separate Madison, Wisconsin, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force moved closer toward building an...

Egypt joins Defense Department's National Guard State Partnership Program
June 15, 2021 — CAIRO, Egypt – The Arab Republic of Egypt formally entered the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program at a signing ceremony Monday.Egypt is paired with the Texas National Guard...

Michigan National Guard, Latvia strengthen partnership
June 15, 2021 — GRAND LEDGE, Mich. – Leaders of the Latvian National Armed Forces toured Michigan National Guard facilities throughout the state last month in the latest engagement in their 28-year partnership under...

Almost 30 years on, Poland’s partnership with the National Guard thrives
June 12, 2021 — POWIDZ, Poland – Deployed National Guard troops got a visit from their most senior general here today.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, also met with General Commander of the...

WVNG helps prepare Peru military for peacekeeping mission
June 8, 2021 — LIMA, Peru – Two members of the West Virginia National Guard helped prepare members of the Peruvian Army and Marine Corps for a global peacekeeping mission as part of the ongoing relationship between...

Vermont seeks to expand partnership with North Macedonia
June 1, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the state adjutant general, traveled to North Macedonia May 29 with Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Lindsay Kurrle, the state secretary of commerce and...

Guatemala, Arkansas National Guard grow SPP partnership
May 17, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas National Guard and its State Partnership Program counterpart, Guatemala, resumed face-to-face exchanges May 12-15 after a year of virtual exchanges due to the...

WING lays foundation for partnership with Papua New Guinea
May 17, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – One Wisconsin Army National Guard officer has spent the better part of the last year laying the foundation for the Wisconsin National Guard’s new state partnership with Papua New...

Louisiana, Belize State Partnership Program marks 25 years
April 26, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force marked the 25th anniversary of their State Partnership Program (SPP) April 23. The program links a unique component of the...

Maryland National Guard, state partners renew SPP ties
April 9, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ga. – The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Maryland National Guard from working with its partners Estonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina for more than a year as travel restrictions and other...

DCNG hosts Burkina Faso military attaché in SPP visit
April 2, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Dean II, adjutant general, and other senior leaders hosted a bilateral...

Michigan, Latvia strengthen partnership in virtual workshop
April 2, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – U.S. military public affairs professionals from Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington joined with counterparts from the Republic of Latvia to sharpen their skills as media...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response