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  • North Carolina Guard Welcomes SPP Partners to Hurricane Response Exercise

    RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior leaders from the North Carolina National Guard are hosting representatives from Moldova, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia this week for a hurricane response exercise.The six-day event, from April 21-26 in Raleigh, N.C., is part of the Department of Defense National Guard State

  • North Carolina Guard Welcomes New Zambian State Partnership

    LIVINGSTONE, Zambia - North Carolina sent a delegation, including the National Guard, over 7,000 miles to the Republic of Zambia in April to officially begin their partnership with the African nation under the State Partnership Program. The delegation included Kristi Jones, chief of staff of the

  • State Partnership Program Adds 3 New Partner Nations in Africa

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program has added three new partner nations on the African continent, bringing the total number of partnerships in the 30th year of the program to 100. Gabon, Malawi and Zambia join the existing 17 African nations in the

  • Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Kentucky National Guard

    FRANKFORT, Ky. – Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard’s legal team hosted Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force for a two-day visit that included a tour of the Kentucky State Capitol and presentations to Guard members Apr. 21-22.Kuwali, the chief of legal services and judge advocate