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Massachusetts Guard, Kenya Strengthen Relationship
June 9, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Arkansas Guard Participates in CENTAM Guardian 2025 in Guatemala
May 14, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
VNG Soldiers conduct close-quarters battle exchange in Tajikistan
New York Guard Hosts Swedish Air Force Leader
April 17, 2025
United States Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Bank, the commander of the New York Air National Guard and Swedish air force Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, chief of the Swedish air force, pose for a photo during a visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, Apr. 7.
Swedish Soldiers Compete in NY Guard Competition
April 15, 2025
Swedish Army Corporal Simon Drie Runnander, receives an award from New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris, to mark his participation in the New York National Guard Best Warrior Competition, during a dinner at the United States Military Academy at West Point on April 10, 2025.
Museum Opens Exhibit Commemorating U.S. and Latvian Military Partnership
April 14, 2025
U.S. and Latvian service members listen as speakers address the audience during the opening of a new exhibit commemorating 32 years of U.S.-Latvian military partnership at the Latvian War Museum in Riga, Latvia, April 11, 2025.