Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

April 17, 2025
New York Guard Hosts Swedish Air Force Leader

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The head of the Swedish air force got a first hand look at New York Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper operations during his recent visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base.Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman of the Swedish air force learned how the 174th Attack Wing trains MQ-9 operators and
March 11, 2025
New York Guard, Sweden Develop New Partnership

LATHAM, N.Y. - While the New York National Guard’s headquarters staff wrestled with the challenge of deploying 6,500 Guard members to replace striking corrections officers at 38 prisons, members of the Swedish military were on hand to observe and learn.Seventeen Swedish officers and three civilians
Feb. 12, 2025
NY Wing to Participate in Canadian Arctic Training Exercise

SCOTIA, N.Y. – Fifty-nine Airmen and two LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing will participate in a joint military exercise in the Northwest Territories of Canada from mid-February to early March.The exercise, Nanook-Nunalivut, demonstrates the ability
Nov. 27, 2023
New York National Guard, Danish Military Plan Joint Training

The New York National Guard and the Danish military command responsible for patrolling Greenland plan to conduct joint training, key leader discussions and exchanges in 2024 and 2025.
Sept. 25, 2023
Massachusetts Guard Attends Planning Conference in Israel

Members of the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, attended the National Guard Bureau-Home Front Command annual planning conference in Israel July 22-28.
April 25, 2023
Guard Names State Partnership Program Partnerships of the Year

Following a busy year with engagements in Europe, South America and stateside, the Pennsylvania-Lithuania and New York-Brazil partnerships were named the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program partnerships of the year for 2022.
March 8, 2023
State Partnership Program a Difference Maker in Africa, U.S. military leaders say

Africa is fertile ground for external influence, and senior U.S. military leaders underscored the value of partnerships to building security capacity on the continent during the 2023 African Chiefs of Defense Conference last week.
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.
Oct. 14, 2022
New York National Guard Team to Compete in South Africa

Four New York National Guard Soldiers and one Airman will represent New York and the United States at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition Oct. 23-30.
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.