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  • March 8, 2024

    Hokanson Announces new State Partnership Program Nations

    A program that pairs the National Guard in the states and territories with foreign allies and partners is set to grow by several nations this year, the National Guard’s top officer announced March 7.

  • Oct. 20, 2023

    In Finland, Hokanson Sees a Country’s Cold Will to Defend Itself

    The National Guard’s top officer recently visited Finland as part of a larger Northern European itinerary to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation ties in the region.

  • Sept. 29, 2023

    Senate Recognizes 30-year State Partnership Program

    After a summer marked by anniversary celebrations, the U.S. Senate formally recognized 30 years of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program Sept. 27.

  • March 3, 2023

    Cal Guard Stands with Ukraine a Year After Russian Invasion

    One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine to try to overthrow the democratically elected government of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

  • Dec. 6, 2022

    Guard’s Global Reach, Capabilities Support National Defense Strategy

    What the National Guard brings to the global stage directly contributes to significant pieces of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau.

  • Sept. 13, 2022

    Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe

    MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language in the neighboring former Soviet Republics.

  • July 27, 2022

    Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program Success

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic – When Daryl Bohac came here in 1998, he didn’t just help advance a young partnership between the Czech Republic and the Nebraska National Guard – he returned to his ancestral roots.

  • July 27, 2022

    In Central Europe, Guard Chief Sees Enduring Partnerships and Growth

    VIENNA, Austria – In the heart of Europe, as a new security cooperation partnership takes its first steps, another prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

  • June 9, 2022

    National Guard Supports Armed Forces of Ukraine

    Pinned down by a Russian tank and armed with only a failed anti-tank missile, a Ukrainian soldier recently turned to an unlikely source as the most effective weapon available — his cell phone.

  • June 6, 2022

    National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership Program

    The adjutants general from California, Florida, Nebraska and Vermont discussed the value of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a media roundtable June 2.

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