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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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable