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Pennsylvania Guard, Côte d’Ivoire Formalize State Partnership
June 25, 2026 — PHILADELPHIA – In a landmark event underscoring a commitment to international security and cooperation, the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire officially... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Chief of the General Staff of the Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Gen. Lassina Doumbia sign the official Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program agreement during a ceremony at the 23rd Street Armory in Philadelphia, June 25, 2026.

Tennessee Guard, Bulgaria Partners Train in Falcon Defender 26
June 25, 2026 — GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria – Security Forces Airmen from the Tennessee Air National Guard and the Bulgarian Air Force participated June 8-12 in Falcon Defender 26, an annual exercise focused on... MORE

Senior Airman Ashlyn Rayl, 134th Security Forces Squadron, talks with a Bulgarian force protection airman before the capstone for Falcon Defender 26, Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 12, 2026.

Washington Guard, Thailand Partners Complete Stryker Leader Course
June 25, 2026 — CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand – The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute, or RTI, has completed the seventh iteration of the Stryker Leader Course with the 112th Stryker... MORE

The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute has completed the seventh iteration of the Stryker Leader Course at the 112th Stryker Regiment Combat Team base in Koh Chan, Chonburi Province, marking another step forward in the long-standing security partnership between the Washington National Guard and Thailand.

Hawaii Guard, Indonesia Mark 20 Years of State Partnership
June 24, 2026 — JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hawaii National Guard leaders met with Indonesian military and government officials June 8-12 to share lessons in disaster response and reserve force development and mark the 20th... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Logan (right), adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, and Lt. Gen. TNI Gabriel Lema, head of Indonesia's National Reserve Agency (Bacadnas), share a discussion during a key leader engagement at Bacadnas headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 9, 2026.

Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Partnership at Security Summit
June 24, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A group of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, experts from the Washington National Guard and the National Guard Bureau played a key role in the 3rd... MORE

Maj. Luis Torres, National Guard Bureau liaison officer to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, or INDOPACOM, and Capt. Matthew Chartier, operations officer, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, talk with others at the Indo-Pacific Health Security Summit, June 7, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Carolina Guard Partner Zambia Hosts Disaster Response Workshop
June 23, 2026 — LUSAKA, Zambia – Representatives from the North Carolina National Guard, Botswana, Malawi, Moldova (virtually) and Zambia gathered for the North Carolina State Partnership Program Domestic Response... MORE

Participants at the Domestic Response Workshop watch videos of previous floods in Zambia at the Zambia Army Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, June 9, 2026.

Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Strengthen Communications in Exercise Sentinel Sica
June 17, 2026 — POMOZOTIN, Kosovo – Iowa National Guard communications personnel participated in Exercise Sentinel Sica, a multinational communications exercise designed to test interoperability, mission command and... MORE

Iowa Air National Guard communication Airmen work to establish network connectivity while being observed by Kosovo Security Force communications soldiers during Exercise Sentinel Sica in Kosovo, June 9, 2026.

Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
June 17, 2026 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron touched down at Ebbing Air National Guard Base June 16 for a joint-training... MORE

An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026.

National Guard, Adriatic Partners Strengthen Cyber Defense Skills
June 15, 2026 — ZAGREB, Croatia – More than 100 cyber professionals from seven European nations and seven U.S. National Guard state partners participated in Combined Adriatic Cyber Endeavor, or CACE, 2026, a... MORE

Maine Air National Guard Warrant Officer 1 Zachary Watkins, a white cell member, shows cyber specialists on the blue team from Montenegro’s Ministry of Defense during Combined Adriatic Cyber Endeavor 2026 at the Petar Zrinski Barracks, June 8, 2026.

Washington Guard Supports Bulgaria's Stryker Modernization Effort
June 11, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As Bulgaria received its first Stryker vehicles this spring, a small team of Washington Army National Guard Soldiers traveled more than 5,000 miles to pass on the knowledge,... MORE

Washington Army National Guard Soldiers work alongside members of the Bulgarian Land Forces' 61st Mechanized Brigade during Stryker familiarization training in Bulgaria in 2026.

Where The State Partnership Program Began: National Guard Leaders Visit Baltics
June 10, 2026 — VILNIUS, Lithuania – When the 30th chief of the National Guard Bureau arrived in the Baltic region this month, he was not opening a new chapter in American security cooperation, he was reinforcing the... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Maj. Gen. Kaspars Pudans, chief of defense for the Republic of Latvia, for a ceremonial wreath laying at the Riga Brethren Cemetery to honor Latvians who gave their lives for their country’s independence, Riga, Latvia, June 2, 2026.

Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership Through Training
June 8, 2026 — SALINAS, Ecuador – Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers in the 940th Military Police Company participated last month in Exercise EL GATO, or Ecuador Liaison Guard Annual Training Operation, with... MORE

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 940th Military Police Company, train alongside Ecuadorian airmen in a paintball shoothouse during Exercise El Gato 2026 in Salinas, Ecuador, May 15, 2026.

Mississippi Guard, Uzbekistan Train for Disaster Response
June 8, 2026 — JACKSON, Miss. – Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard, in partnership with U.S. Army Central, conducted disaster preparedness and response training with the Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of... MORE

U.S. Army Warrant Officer Brett Patterson, Mississippi National Guard, discusses the U.S. National Incident Management System with Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Services personnel during a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership engagement May 18, 2026, in Almalyk City, Uzbekistan.

Virginia Guard, Finnish Air Force Strengthen Cyber Partnership
June 4, 2026 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Members of the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, and the Finnish Air Force gathered this spring for Exercise Smoked... MORE

Members of the Finnish Air Force and the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, collaborate during exercise Smoked Reindeer April 20, 2026, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia.

Washington Air Guard Deepens Ties With Thailand at Enduring Partners
June 2, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Military leaders from the United States and Thailand officially launched the fourth annual Enduring Partners exchange June 1.The exchange, which runs June 1-12, represents a... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Naz Brockman, the State Partnership Program Senior Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge with the Washington Air National Guard, wears an Enduring Partners patch at Camp Murray, Wash., on June 1, 2026.

New Hampshire Guard, Cabo Verde Partners Conduct Aeromedical Exchange
June 1, 2026 — PRAIA, Cabo Verde – A joint New Hampshire National Guard medical team conducted an aeromedical exchange with its state partners in Praia, Cabo Verde, May 20-22.Coordinated through the Department of... MORE

New Hampshire National Guard medical personnel and Cabo Verde Armed Forces Medical Unit members load a simulated patient aboard a C-12 Huron multipurpose aircraft assigned to the Cabo Verde Coast Guard Air Squadron during an aeromedical knowledge exchange in Praia, Cabo Verde, May 22, 2026.

Maryland Guard, Estonian Partners Strengthen Cyber Readiness
May 27, 2026 — TALLINN, Estonia – More than 40 Maryland National Guard members participated in Immediate Response 2026, a comprehensive cyber exercise, with their Estonian counterparts at Foundation Cyber Range 14,... MORE

Members of the Maryland National Guard discuss exercise control and scenario development as a part of the white cell part during a multinational cyber defense exercise in Estonia, May 2026.

Utah Guard, Morocco Partners Provide Medical Care in African Lion
May 19, 2026 — EL FAID, Morocco – Utah National Guardsmen and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces redefined what partnership looks like through shared expertise, innovation and expanding access to impactful care, under... MORE

A group of U.S service members and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces perform care on a newborn baby after an emergency cesarean section during an African Lion 26 humanitarian civic assistance mission at El Faid, Morocco, April 30, 2026.

New York Guard, Sweden Strengthen Partnership at Exercise Northern Lights
May 15, 2026 — KUNGSÄNGEN, Sweden – Eighty New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent their annual training working alongside Swedish soldiers in Sweden's sprawling forests.Instead of spending their two weeks of... MORE

A Swedish Armed Forces service member, left, speaks with a New York Army National Guard Soldier with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, during exercise Northern Lights 26, April 28, 2026, in Habo-Tibble, Sweden.

South Dakota Guard, Suriname Partners Conclude Operation Rumble in the Jungle
May 13, 2026 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname – South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and their Suriname partners have concluded Operation Rumble in the Jungle, a joint exercise that included testing the forces' ability to... MORE

Suriname Armed Forces Sgt. First Class Alvaro Ronoreso teaches survival techniques to U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, as well as Suriname Armed Forces members, during Operation Rumble in the Jungle at Ayoko, Suriname, April 17, 2026.

Massachusetts Guard Proves Combat Readiness in Patriots Resolve Exercise

Utah Guard Leads Expanded Master Leader Course

Idaho Guard Builds Cyber Defense Capacity

Illinois Guard Engineers Build Track, Renovate Armory

Guardsmen Hone Warrior Skills in Cyber Tatanka Exercise