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  • State Partnership Program Enables Global, Shared ‘Peace through Strength’

    WASHINGTON, D.C.  – For more than 30 years, the National Guard has helped bolster the capabilities of foreign militaries, effectively broadening the pool of partners who are willing and able to support defense and security cooperation objectives across the globe.Now, lawmakers are assessing how to

  • Massachusetts National Guard, Kenya Strengthen Partnership

    NAIROBI, Kenya - In 2025, the Massachusetts National Guard and the Kenya Defence Forces commemorate a decade of collaboration through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Since its inception in 2015, the partnership has demonstrated the profound impact of

  • Michigan Guard, Liberia Mark 15 Years of Partnership

    CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia celebrated the 15th anniversary of their partnership in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program with a series of special events held June 10-13 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver

  • Texas, Nebraska Guard Train With Czechia Against Cyber Threats

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Hidden within a discreet concrete building, teams from various states and countries collaborate across screens and keyboards for Cyber Shield 2025.For the May 30 to June 13 exercise, 28 states and 15 state partners have come together to share best practices and lessons on how

  • Hawaii Guard, Philippine Armed Forces Unite for Medical Exchange

    CAMP O’DONNELL, Philippines - Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp O’Donnell May 18-30.The Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE), facilitated by the

  • Texas Guard Pairs with United Arab Emirates in State Partnership Program

    ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates  — The Texas National Guard and the United Arab Emirates will be paired in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP), the Defense Department announced in a Monday news release.The SPP, which formally welcomed the UAE as a member,

  • International Visitors Learn About National Guard Ops

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — International visitors involved in emergency preparedness and crisis response came to the Pentagon today to learn more about the National Guard.The visit was part of a larger trip to understand emergency preparedness, management, planning, funding and coordination among federal,

  • 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