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Michigan Guard Partner Liberia Starts NCO Pilot Course
December 10, 2024 — CAREYSBURG, Liberia – The Armed Forces of Liberia achieved a historic milestone by initiating a Noncommissioned Officer Academy at the AFL’s Armed Forces Training Center.Liberian NCO instructors are...

Michigan Guard, Sierra Leone Establish State Partnership
September 30, 2024 — FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” the adage goes. However, since the announcement in May that Sierra Leone would partner with the Michigan National...

Michigan Guard, Liberia Conduct Casualty Response Exercise
May 30, 2024 — DAUZON, Liberia – A joint team of Michigan Army and Air National Guard medical professionals worked with Armed Forces of Liberia staff to create a preliminary mass casualty response plan for the AFL’s...

Sierra Leone to Partner with Michigan National Guard, Liberia
May 16, 2024 — LANSING, Mich. - The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is joining the State Partnership Program as an additional member of the existing partnership between the Michigan National Guard and...

Michigan Guard, Liberia Partner on NCO Academy in West Africa
March 6, 2024 — MONROVIA, Liberia – Instructors from the Michigan National Guard’s 177th Regional Training Institute assessed an instructor “dry-run” led by the Armed Forces of Liberia Feb. 19 to March 4 as the West...

Michigan Guard Conducts Public Affairs Workshop With Latvia, Liberia
May 12, 2022 — LANSING, Mich. – More than 25 public affairs specialists from the Michigan National Guard, Latvian National Armed Forces, and the Armed Forces of Liberia teamed up April 12-22 to hold a virtual...

Michigan National Guard Team Saves a Life While Mentoring Liberian Partners
May 3, 2022 — MONROVIA, Liberia – The man was dead. “He completely flatlined for a little over two minutes,” said U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Gomberg, a battalion physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and...

Common goals strengthen Michigan National Guard-Latvia-Liberia relationship
March 29, 2022 — MONROVIA, Liberia – Situated 700 miles south of Africa’s Sahara Desert and 435 miles north of the equator, Monrovia rarely dips below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s a sub-Saharan beachside paradise...

Liberian native builds his future in the Army National Guard
December 10, 2021 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Prince Dorbor, a native of the West African country of Liberia, was 14 the first time he saw an American in uniform.Dorbor and his family had survived two...

Michigan National Guard, Liberia strengthen SPP partnership
July 30, 2021 — GRAYLING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is solidifying its relationship with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Liberia under the State Partnership Program during the Northern Strike 21...

Liberian perseveres, becomes Oklahoma National Guard captain
July 15, 2020 — TULSA, Okla. – Capt. Robert S. Gaygay, 138th Medical Group preventative health assessment officer in charge, fled Liberia during a civil war and, through perseverance and determination, became an...

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