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  • Tennessee Guard, Bulgarian Medical Military Academy Collaborate

    SOFIA, Bulgaria – The Tennessee Army and Air National Guard collaborated with the Bulgarian Military Medical Academy June 12-19 in a series of events as part of Thracian Sentry 23.The two medical teams toured the Military Medical Academy, where the nation provides medical care and training to the

  • West Virginia Guard, 12th Air Force, Peru Sign Pact

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The West Virginia National Guard, the Peruvian Air Force and the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) signed a trilateral cooperation agreement June 9 during a ceremony hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing.The 12th Air Force serves as the Air Force component to the U.S. Southern

  • West Virginia Guardsmen Present at Intelligence Seminar in Qatar

    MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Three West Virginia National Guardsmen participated in the Women in Strategic Intelligence Seminar in Doha, Qatar, May 14-18.Maj. Taylar Belfield and Tech. Sgt. Victoria Bagley, both assigned to the 167th Operations Support Squadron, and 1st Lt. Abbey Welborn, 111th Engineer

  • Tennessee National Guard, Partner Bulgaria Conduct Exercise

    GORNA MALINA, Bulgaria – The Tennessee National Guard partnered with the Bulgarian Military’s Joint Forces Command to command and control Soldiers, Airmen, equipment and aircraft during the Thracian Sentry 23 exercise June 12-23.In a remote facility in the hills of Bulgaria, members of the two

  • 182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23

    WUNSTORF AIR BASE, Germany – The Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading C-130 Hercules aircraft operations at the largest NATO multinational air forces redeployment exercise in history.Air Defender 2023 began June 12 and continues through June 23. The exercise integrates U.S.

  • Finnish Pilots Visit the Virginia Air National Guard

    JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - Finnish Air Force pilots toured the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, with pilots from the 149th Fighter Squadron May 16.The Virginia National Guard and Finnish Defence Forces have partnered for over 20 years since they deployed together in 2001-2002 as

  • Georgia Air National Guard Strengthens Argentina Air Force

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Air Force leased a C-130H aircraft to the Argentina Air Force beginning June 6 through the Georgia Air National Guard. The support from the Air National Guard highlights the longtime partnership between the United States and Argentina and helps solidify the enduring State

  • Tennessee National Guard Joins Exercise with Bulgarian Partners

    SOFIA, Bulgaria – Approximately 70 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard landed in Bulgaria June 11 to begin the international joint readiness exercise Thracian Sentry 2023. More than 170 military personnel from the Bulgarian Armed Forces, the Hellenic Air Force in Greece, and the

  • Indiana Guard Demonstrates IRT Clinics to Slovak Partners

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana Air National Guard Airmen hosted their Slovak Armed Forces Military Medical Command counterparts during an Innovative Readiness Training mission June 7.The visit was part of continuing interactions to enhance military relations between Indiana and its State Partnership

  • Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen State Partnership

    MADISON, Wis. - Five members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force visited the Wisconsin National Guard in early June as part of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program, administered by the National Guard Bureau.The visit, according to Maj. Jessica Kelly, the Wisconsin National Guard’s