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Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo, Estonia’s chief of defense, Tallinn, Estonia, June 1, 2026.
260601-A-VX744-1259.JPG Photo By: Master Sgt. Zach Sheely

TALLINN, Estonia - Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo, Estonia’s chief of defense, Tallinn, Estonia, June 1, 2026. Joined by Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau John Raines and Army Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard, the leaders met to reaffirm the relationship between Estonia and the Maryland National Guard, a security cooperation partnership established in 1993 under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Photo by Master Sgt. Zach Sheely.


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