• Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

    Romania’s 72nd Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Battalion trained with the Alabama National Guard’s 31st CBRN Brigade at Camp Shelby in April, completing a two-part combat readiness exercise.

  • Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security

    “We need to tell the story of the SPP,” Young said, “and continue to expand from those military-to-military engagements and include more military-to-civilian and civilian-to-civilian engagements. With this, the SPP will continue to be a two-way street where both partners win.”

  • Ukraine-California ties show worth of National Guard program

    When Russia invaded Ukraine with more than 150,000 troops Feb. 24, most people — especially Russian President Vladimir Putin — expected a Russian cakewalk. The men and women of the California National Guard knew better. The California National Guard has had a close working relationship with the