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Sept. 12, 2024
Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff counterpart visit with Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief of Air Force

The office call was part of a week-long counterpart visit during which the Malaysian air chief visited different Air Force installations in an effort to advance mutual interests and strengthen the international partnership.
July 14, 2023
Maryland Guard Works With Partners to Improve Estonian Air Base

For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight, along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have been assisting the United States Air Forces in Europe with projects aimed at building
May 8, 2023
Ohio National Guard Trains with NATO Partners

Airmen assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 123rd Air Control Squadron hosted a two-week combined training exercise with six service members from NATO allies Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.
Aug. 23, 2022
Arizona Guard wraps up combined joint training in Exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 22

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- An 11-person Army and Air team from the Arizona National Guard (NG) traveled to Tajikistan to participate in a two-week combined joint training exercise – Exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 22 (RC22) – with participants from the United States, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Aug. 18, 2022
NMNG hosts Costa Rican Delegation for SMEE

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The New Mexico National Guard and Republic of Costa Rica representatives conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Subject Matter Expert Exchange in New Mexico, August 2022. Participants discussed emergency management, operation center operations,
Aug. 18, 2022
Leaders of Ohio Guard Visit Hungary for Capstone Event

BUDAPEST, Hungary – A delegation from the Ohio National Guard visited Hungary in June to mark another successful year during the annual State Partnership Program capstone event.
Aug. 12, 2022
Minnesota National Guard and Niger improve medical capabilities

ST. PAUL, Minn.– Three members of the Nigerien armed forces’ medical leadership team visited the 133rd Medical Group and 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to learn more about the capabilities of providing medical care while on board a C-130 Hercules. During their one-day visit, the Nigeriens
Aug. 10, 2022
Kentucky Air Guard Provides Training for Ecuadorian Air Force

LATACUNGA, Ecuador – Three members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Group visited Latacunga, Ecuador, May 3 to 8 to provide aircraft maintenance training to the Ecuadorian Air Force as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Aug. 9, 2022
U.S. Space Command Partners with State Partnership Program to Strengthen Space Cooperation

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Army Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, U.S. Space Command’s deputy director for policy, plans and strategy, and members of the National Guard Bureau will visit multiple National Guard locations in the next two months to discuss the importance of partners and
May 5, 2020
Polish medical team, Illinois Guard side-by-side in COVID-19 response

A nine-person Polish military medical team is assisting Illinois National Guard members with COVID-19 response efforts, sharing insight gained from dealing with the outbreak in Europe.