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  • Maryland Guard Strengthens Ties With Bosnia and Herzegovina

    SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Maryland National Guard and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) conducted a joint logistics exchange as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, April 1–8.More than 40 Maryland Airmen and Soldiers shared best practices with

  • New Jersey National Guard Tests Disaster Response Readiness

    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The New Jersey National Guard launched Vigilant Guard, a disaster-preparedness exercise from Aug. 17-21 to enhance coordination between military first responders and civilian emergency services. The exercise simulates a Category 3 hurricane striking New Jersey, testing

  • Virginia Guard Tests Cybersecurity Readiness in Exercise

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia National Guard and multinational and interagency partners executed Cyber Fortress 3.0, a water management cyber incident response, July 7-20 at the State Military Reservation.“Every organization and individual in the state is a target,” said Col. Gerald A. Mazur,

  • Guard, International Partners Train on Cyber Skills in Slovenia

    ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 140 National Guard members from six states worked alongside international partners in a cyber training exercise to expand interoperability and track and eliminate cyber threats.“It helps develop advanced threat-hunting capabilities while ensuring awareness of the network

  • National Guard Participates in Adriatic Cyber Exercise in Slovenia

    POSTOJNA, Slovenia - Approximately 50 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from six states participated in the Adriatic Regional Security Cyber Cooperation exercise with their armed forces partners from seven nations at the Slovenian Armed Forces Baron Andrej Čehovin barracks from June 24 to July

  • Maryland Guard, Bosnia and Herzegovina Conduct JTAC Training

    WARREN GROVE, N.J. - Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in their first live-fire training exercise with state partner the Maryland National Guard April 2-6 at the New Jersey Air National Guard’s Warren Grove Gunnery Range during Deliberate

  • State Partnership Directors Share Tips on Adriatic Partnerships

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - State Partnership Program directors of the state National Guards partnered with the Adriatic charter nations shared best practices during a conference hosted by the New Jersey National Guard at the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park Jan.

  • At-risk Teens Begin New Path as ChalleNGe Academy Graduates

    WASHINGTON - Hundreds of young people across the nation ended 2023 by graduating from Youth ChalleNGe Academy programs that provide discipline and education to set at-risk teenagers on a path to success. In Boise, Idaho, more than 120 high school students graduated from the program Dec. 16 — the

  • 175th Wing Fire Department Helps Rescue Man from Frigid Water

    BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. - Maryland Air National Guard firefighters teamed up with the Baltimore County Fire Department to rescue a man who fell into frigid water near Martin State Air National Guard Base.The 175th Wing Fire Department responded to a call for help at a pier at Safe Harbor Marina in