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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,...

Maryland Guard Participates in Crossed Swords 25 with Estonian Partners
February 9, 2026 — TALLINN, Estonia – The Maryland National Guard participated in Crossed Swords, a comprehensive cyber defense exercise, with their Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program...

Maryland National Guard Trains Estonians During Exercise
October 10, 2024 — JÕHVI, Estonia - Twelve Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, supported the Estonian Defense League during a squad live-fire exercise Sept. 7-8 at...

Texas Guard Conducts HIMARS Live-Fire Exercise in Estonia
September 27, 2024 — TAPA, Estonia—Soldiers from Task Force Voit, part of the 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, stood ready with their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to...

Maryland Airmen Train with Logistics Counterparts in Estonia
September 25, 2024 — PARNU, Estonia - Eight Maryland Air National Guard Airmen partnered with Estonian Defense League members to conduct Operation Baltic Rhino, a convoy operations training exercise, Sept. 13-15 at the...

Maryland Air Guard Joins Cyber Defense Exercise in Estonia
August 12, 2024 — TALLINN, Estonia – Maryland National Guard Airmen participated in a cybersecurity exercise at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence with their Estonian and French partners.Locked...

Ohio Air Control Squadron, Estonian Support Northern Lightning
August 9, 2024 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. - U.S. Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard 123rd Air Control Squadron participated in exercise Northern Lightning alongside a member of the Estonian...

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...

Maryland Air Guard, Estonian Partners Focus on Cyber Defense
October 18, 2023 — AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia - The Maryland Air National Guard partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command Sept. 17-20 to host the cybersecurity exercise Baltic Blitz 23. About 30 Airmen from the 175th Wing,...

Maryland Guard, Estonian Partners Focus on Cyber Defense
September 21, 2023 — ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia - The Maryland Air National Guard partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command Sept. 17-20 to host the cybersecurity exercise Baltic Blitz 23. About 30 Airmen from the 175th Wing,...

Maryland Guard Teaches Ambush Tactics to Estonian Partners
September 21, 2023 — RUTJA, Estonia - Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard’s 175th Infantry Regiment shared their expertise in ambush tactics with members of the Estonian Defence League in Estonia. The training...

Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner for Training at AD23
June 26, 2023 — AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia – More than 100 Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, completed an agile combat employment movement in Estonia as a forward operating location of exercise...

Maryland Airmen, Estonia Build Cyber-Sharing Platform
June 21, 2023 — TALLINN, Estonia – Maryland Air National Guard cyber professionals and their Estonian partners are building an information-sharing platform to defend against cyber threats.Airmen from the 175th...

Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner in Overseas Exercise
May 30, 2023 — TAPA, Estonia – Maryland Army National Guard members participated in the Spring Storm 23 exercise in Tapa, Estonia, May 13-27. Twenty-two Soldiers assigned to the 291st Digital Liaison Detachment...

Michigan National Guard Hosts Estonian Officer
September 6, 2022 — LANSING, Mich. – The 3-126th Infantry Regiment of Wyoming Armory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted an Estonian officer during annual training at Camp Grayling July 19-23, 2022, as part of the Military...

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...

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...

Estonian Ambassador meets with MDNG leadership
September 20, 2021 — BALTIMORE, Md. – Estonia’s new ambassador met with the Maryland National Guard senior leaders at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 15. to discuss the nearly 30-year partnership...

Maryland National Guard, state partners renew SPP ties
April 9, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ga. – The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Maryland National Guard from working with its partners Estonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina for more than a year as travel restrictions and other...

Maryland National Guard A-10 crews train with Estonian JTACs
December 15, 2020 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron conducted close air support training with joint terminal attack controllers from their state...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness