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  • National Guard Joins Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit

    ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - Senior enlisted leaders from the United States, including the State Partnership Program, and 20 African nations attended the African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit Nov. 7-9.The meeting was a first-of-its-kind gathering of African Air Force senior enlisted leaders.U.S. Air

  • Hokanson: State Partnership Program Stable, Steadfast and Growing

    DENVER – The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the Guard’s top leader said Thursday.The program started with 13 partnerships in 1993. It now boasts 100 nations paired

  • New Hampshire Airman Wins 140- mile Ultramarathon in Africa

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- On the morning of Sept. 13, a bus of endurance athletes from around the globe left Nairobi, Kenya and rumbled across hundreds of miles into the wide-open wilderness of Eastern Africa.After their seven-hour journey, the cramped and sweaty passengers stepped off

  • North Carolina National Guard Sponsors African Military Law Forum

    GABORONE, Botswana – The North Carolina National Guard sponsored the sixth African Military Law Forum with the Botswana Defence Force Aug. 6-10.The forum was co-sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and brought together African military legal professionals from 37 African countries to discuss the legal

  • Nebraska National Guard, Rwanda Build on SPP Partnership

    KIGALI, Rwanda – When the Nebraska National Guard and the Rwanda Defence Force formed their partnership in December 2019, both sides expressed interest in working closely together to build relationships and collaborative capabilities.Goals were set and developed, with initial site visits and

  • Common goals strengthen MING-Latvia-Liberia relationship

    MONROVIA, Liberia – Situated 700 miles south of Africa’s Sahara Desert and 435 miles north of the equator, Monrovia rarely dips below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s a sub-Saharan beachside paradise teeming with lush green fauna and palm trees.Ties to the United States are deep and unmistakable. Liberia

  • National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome

    ROME – The National Guard Bureau’s chief, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference here last week for a series of senior-level engagements seeking to most effectively partner with regional militaries.Hokanson, adjutants

  • Kentucky Guard engineers conduct Djibouti SPP training

    CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Kentucky National Guard engineers with the 577th Sapper Company and 123rd Airlift Wing traveled more than 15,000 miles to train with the Djiboutian military demining company as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP) Aug.19–29.For over 25 years, the National Guard has