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  • Malaysia, Washington Guard Focus on Leadership Development

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ten members of the Washington Air National Guard visited their counterparts in the Malaysian Armed Forces from July 22 to 26. The purpose of the visit was to exchange ideas on leadership development and strengthen the existing State Partnership Program between the two

  • Guard Bureau Chief Promotes Partnerships at Defense Services Asia Exhibition

    KUALA LUMPUR – Alliances and partnerships underscored the National Guard Bureau chief’s participation in one of Asia’s largest defense and homeland security events on May 6. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Guard’s top officer, told international military leaders and officials at the biennial Defence

  • North Carolina, North Dakota, Maine Honored for State Partnership Work

    LAS VEGAS - The North Carolina National Guard and Moldova were awarded the 2023 Partnership of the Year at the State Partnership Program’s annual conference April 16-18.Brig. Gen. Timothy Brower, the National Guard Bureau’s vice director of Strategy, Policy, Plans and International Affairs,

  • Milley Touts Successes of Guard's State Partnership Program

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called on all nations involved in the National Guard's State Partnership Program to recommit themselves to continue training and if necessary, fighting together for the ideals that are foundational to the freedom of mankind."We are

  • Nevada Guard Partners with Samoa

    CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard, the U.S. Embassy in Samoa and the Government of Samoa officials are ecstatic to announce the official collaboration between the Nevada National Guard and the Government of Samoa under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program which was signed and

  • Maryland Guard Works With Partners to Improve Estonian Air Base

    HARJUMAA, Estonia – For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight, along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have been assisting the United States Air Forces in Europe with projects

  • Ohio National Guard Trains with NATO Partners

    BLUE ASH, Ohio – Airmen assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 123rd Air Control Squadron hosted a two-week combined training exercise with six service members from NATO allies Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.The training, which included air battle management, ground control intercept, large-force

  • NMNG hosts Costa Rican Delegation for SMEE

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The New Mexico National Guard and Republic of Costa Rica representatives conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Subject Matter Expert Exchange in New Mexico, August 2022. Participants discussed emergency management, operation center operations,