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  • National Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster European Defenses

    OSLO, Norway — The National Guard Bureau’s top leaders traveled to Finland, Sweden and Norway last week as part of a series of visits to Northern European countries to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation ties in the Nordic region.Each nation hosted Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief,

  • West Virginia Guard, Qatar Military Leaders Elevate Partnership

    DOHA, Qatar - West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General James “Jim” Seward traveled to Doha, Qatar, this week to meet with Qatar Armed Forces counterparts as part of a series of key leader engagements designed to reinforce and elevate the relationships built between the militaries since their

  • New Jersey Guard Supports State Partnership Program Equipment Transfer

    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – New Jersey National Guard members recently supported a key Defense Security Cooperation Agency and National Guard Bureau initiative in coordination with the state’s longtime partner, the Republic of Albania, by using space on Air National Guard flights to transport Building

  • Colorado Guard, Switzerland Become Partners in Program

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Swiss Confederation and Colorado National Guard have officially become state partners under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program or SPP.A signing ceremony with officials from Switzerland and Colorado occurred Sept. 15 at the Bellevue Palace in

  • Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Conduct Air Assault Training Exchange

    LATACUNGA, Ecuador - Members of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault training exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the Department of War National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, or SPP, Aug. 18-21.The Soldiers and Airmen with

  • 225th Air Defense Squadron sends command and control SMEs to Thailand

    KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand — As part of the State Partnership Program with Thailand, the Washington Air National Guard’s 225th Air Defense Squadron sent a delegation of command and control (C2) subject matter experts to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 17-21, to help

  • 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