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Pennsylvania National Guard, Lithuania Celebrate 30-year Partnership
June 8, 2023
The Pennsylvania National Guard celebrated its 30-year military-to-military partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces as part of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a ceremony June 6, 2023, at the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Pennsylvania Guard, Lithuania Conduct Partnership Exchange
May 16, 2023
A soldier from Lithuania's Uhlan Battalion guides a Vilkas infantry fighting vehicle during a visit by Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, May 4, 2023, in Alytus, Lithuania.
Guard Names State Partnership Program Partnerships of the Year
April 25, 2023
Left to right, Ambassador Dennis Hankins, foreign policy advisor to the National Guard Bureau; Maj. Gen. William Zana, director of Strategic Plans and Policy and International Affairs for NGB; Lt. Col. Christopher Markesino from the Oregon National Guard; Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau; and Col. Scott Humphrey, chief of the National Guard Bureau International Affairs Division, during an awards presentation at the annual State Partnership Program conference April 20, 2023.
Lithuanian Partners Complete U.S. Army Flight Course
April 17, 2023
Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, April 4, 2023.
Lithuanian Air Force Commander Visits 193rd Special Ops Wing
March 27, 2023
Col. Antanas Matutis, Lithuanian Air Force commander, visited with Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing, March 21, 2023, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The tour was part of a five-day trip for Matutis to strengthen State Partnership Program security cooperation between the Lithuanian Air Force and Pennsylvania National Guard.
Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders
March 21, 2023
Lithuanian Air Force Col. Antanas Matutis, left, Lithuanian Air Force commander, is greeted by U.S. Air National Guard Col. Deane E. Thomey, commander, 111th Attack Wing, during a visit to Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, March 20, 2023. Matutis, and his senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Alvydas Tamošiūnas, were visiting as part of a broader Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program tour hosted by Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, the commander of the PAANG.
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Praises Pennsylvania Partnership
December 6, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the adjutant general of Pennsylvania, welcomes the prime minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, to Fort Indiantown Gap to tour the base and learn more about the Pennsylvania National Guard’s partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
Pennsylvania Partnerships Highlighted for Defense Attachés
November 18, 2022
Defense attachés Brig. Gen. Michael Shapland of New Zealand, Capt. Malick Ndiaye of Senegal, and Rear Adm. Axel Ristau of Germany fire at targets on a range simulator at Fort Indiantown Gap’s Training Support Center Nov. 16, 2022, during the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Fall 2022 Operations Orientation Program tour of Pennsylvania National Guard facilities.
Pennsylvania Guard Hosts Lithuanian Leaders for Cyber Talks
November 1, 2022
Margiris Abukevičius, Lithuanian vice minister of defense, arrives at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, with his adviser, Tadas Sakunas, and Embassy of Lithuania representatives Monika Koroliovienė, defense counselor, and Master Sgt. Valdas Kačerauskas, deputy defense attaché, to visit the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 111th Attack Wing. The Lithuanian delegation was accompanied by Col. Donald O’Shell, director of staff, Pennsylvania Air National Guard; Lt. Col. Thomas Love, commander, 112th COS; Army National Guard Maj. Christine Pierce, cyber defense branch chief, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; and Capt. Nathaniel Curtis, State Partnership Program coordinator, PAANG, to discuss strategic planning, cyber defense and areas of future cooperation.
Lithuanian Land Force Commander Visits Pennsylvania Guard
October 13, 2022
Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, second from right, senior enlisted leader, Pennsylvania National Guard, points out a feature of Fort Indiantown Gap's training area to Command Sgt. Maj. Darius Masiulis, far right, Lithuanian Land Forces command sergeant major, Oct. 9, 2022. Masiulis and Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, and Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, Lithuanian defense attaché to the United States and Canada, visited Fort Indiantown Gap and attended the 28th Infantry Division departure ceremony in Harrisburg.
Lithuanian Liaison Meets with Pa. Air Guard Engineers
August 25, 2022
Maj. Mantas Kazakevičius, right, Lithuanian Armed Forces liaison officer to the Pennsylvania National Guard, met with Pennsylvania Air National Guard engineers and senior leaders Aug. 24, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.
Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Join NATO Exercise
July 22, 2022
From left, Pennsylvania Air National Guard Lt. Col. Frank Shoaf, Chief Master Sgt. Jason Everetts, Capt. Matthew Reed, Master Sgt. Frankie Perez, Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Mowry and Capt. Benjamin Kaufman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, during the Defender Europe 22 exercise, June 2022. The Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Leaders of Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Meet
July 6, 2022
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Maj. Gen. Mark J. Schindler, the adjutant general of Pennsylvania, visit the First Troop Philadelphia City Calvary Armory in Philadelphia July 2, 2022. The Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania have been partners for 29 years under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom
June 24, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with multinational troops supporting a NATO mission, Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 16, 2022.
Pennsylvania National Guard Leaders Visit SPP Partner Lithuania
June 7, 2022
Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted leader, Pennsylvania National Guard, visit with senior Lithuanian leaders and Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder May 19, 2022.
Pennsylvania Air Guard Leaders Visit SPP Partner Lithuania
June 1, 2022
Brig. Gen. Michael Regan Jr., deputy adjutant general-air, Pennsylvania National Guard, and other Pennsylvania Air National Guard leaders pose for a photo with leaders from Lithuania's Šiauliai Air Base May 24, 2022. The Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security
April 12, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Lane, director of operations for the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, speaks to doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion about aeromedical evacuation roles during a medical knowledge exchange event in Oklahoma City March 30, 2022. The knowledge exchange involved the participation and support of Guardsmen with both the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard in support of the State Partnership Program.
Pennsylvania Guard leaders meet with Lithuanian partners
December 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, adjutant general, bids farewell to Lithuanian dignitaries after their visit to Fort Indiantown Gap Dec. 14, 2021. The visit was in support of the State Partnership Program and recognizes the 28-year partnership between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.
Lithuanian cyber defense leader visits 111th Attack Wing
December 10, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Thomas Love, left, 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron commander at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, escorts Lithuanian air force Col. Romualdas Petkevicius, front, right, director of the Regional Cyber Defence Center in Kaunas, Lithuania, during a tour of the 112th COS headquarters Dec. 6, 2021, to discuss capabilities, training and areas of future cooperation. Petkevicius was accompanied by, in order, to Petkevicius' right, Geistautas Cernius, chief of the cyber threat analysis cell at RCDC, and Mantas Bacevicius, computer systems engineer at the research and development division of the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Center. Badges in this photo were edited for security.
108th MCAS medics provide support at Lithuanian base
May 10, 2021
Sgt. Bradley Taylor, center, a medic with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 108th Medical Company Area Support, with two Lithuanian Army Soldiers on a Lithuanian Army base in Marijampole, Lithuania, where Taylor is providing medical support to U.S and Lithuanian troops. The 108th MCAS deployed to Europe in late February to provide medical support to U.S. and allied rotational forces in the region.