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Michigan Guard, Latvia Collaborate on Airfield Capabilities
July 8, 2024
— LIELFVARDE, Latvia - Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard are on a critical mission in Latvia during the first two weeks of June, collaborating to bolster the capabilities of Lielvarde Airfield...
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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...
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Ohio’s 123rd Air Control Squadron Trains with NATO Allies
October 26, 2023
— BLUE ASH, Ohio - Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing’s 123rd Air Control Squadron hosted a two-week combined training exercise with eight service members from NATO allies Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and...
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Senate Recognizes 30-year State Partnership Program
September 28, 2023
— WASHINGTON - After a summer marked by anniversary celebrations, the U.S. Senate formally recognized 30 years of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program Sept. 27. In a...
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‘During Soviet Occupations, Latvia Has Felt All the Consequences’
July 18, 2023
— NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland – On Nov. 15, 1992 – the day Air Force Lt. Gen. John Conaway touched down in Riga, Latvia, hoping to establish partnerships between National Guard elements and nations newly...
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Michigan Airmen Practice Combat Turns in Latvia
June 21, 2023
— LIELVāRDE AIR BASE, Latvia - Over four days, approximately 30 Michigan Air National Guard Airmen traveled from Michigan to Germany and then Latvia, practicing deploying for future fights.Simulating a...
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Michigan Guard Brings HIMARS Capability to Swift Response 23
May 31, 2023
— CAMP ĀDAŽI, Latvia - For most of the year, National Guard members have civilian occupations — some are firefighters, police officers, teachers, mechanics and electricians. But when military duty...
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Latvia Honors Michigan Guard Partnership with Postage Stamp
May 8, 2023
— RIGA, Latvia - A national postage stamp was unveiled May 3 by Latvia Post, honoring the 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the State Partnership...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security
April 12, 2022
— DENVER – A three-decade security cooperation program with almost half the world’s nations is critical to America’s national security, the National Guard’s most senior general said last week.Army Gen...
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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...
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Latvia-Michigan SPP partnership on display at Winter Strike
January 28, 2022
— GRAYLING, Mich. – As ice, snow and wind blow across the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in northern Michigan, hundreds of military personnel from across the Department of Defense and allied...
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Michigan Guard trains 1st Latvian UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer
December 16, 2021
— LANSING, Mich. – When the Latvian Air Force recently purchased new UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the call went out for a potential UH-60 maintenance training location in the United States. The...
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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...
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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...
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Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership
March 17, 2021
— LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard opened the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Detroit in September to help military planners find...
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Michigan Guard, Latvia reaffirm relationship during pandemic
November 25, 2020
— LANSING, Mich. – The Latvian National Armed Forces and the Michigan National Guard have developed a relationship stretching back nearly three decades through the National Guard Bureau's State...
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Michigan-Latvia partnership overcomes COVID-19 challenges
July 30, 2020
— GRAYLING, Mich. – For 27 years, members of the Michigan National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Latvia have cooperated side-by-side under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program...
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