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Tag: Sri Lanka

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Armed Forces Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Partnership
November 17, 2025 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, formalizing the defense partnership between the Montana National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, Brigadier General Trenton Gibson, Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard, Deputy Minister of Defense Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Secretary of Defense of Sri Lanka Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Colombo formalizing the U.S.–Sri Lanka defense partnership under the Department of War’s State Partnership Program on November 14, 2025.

Montana Air Guard Demonstrates Equipment to Partner Sri Lanka
September 14, 2022 — GREAT FALLS, Mont – The 36th Contingency Response Squadron assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, organized a Mobile Training Team event between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the 120th Airlift Wing,... MORE

Master Sgt. Mark Payton, 120th Logistics Readiness Squadron, aircraft fuels technician, briefs Sri Lanka Air Force members on aircraft refueling procedures at the Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, Sept. 9, 2022.

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