Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

Sept. 10, 2021
SCNG conducts 'Band-Aids not bullets diplomacy' in Colombia

South Carolina Army and Air National Guard medical personnel conducted a humanitarian medical mission in the remote town of Tamana, Colombia, during the regional Ángel de los Andes (Angel of the Andes) and Cooperación VII exercises.
Sept. 9, 2021
Kentucky Guard engineers conduct Djibouti SPP training

Kentucky National Guard engineers with the 577th Sapper Company and 123rd Airlift Wing traveled more than 15,000 miles to train with the Djiboutian military demining company as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP) Aug.19–29.
Sept. 7, 2021
Nebraska, Czech Republic firefighters strengthen partnership

Fourteen firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic trained alongside their U.S. counterparts with the 155th Air Refueling Wing Aug. 16-19 at Lincoln Air Force Base and Offutt Air Force Base.
June 29, 2021
Colorado Air Guard medics, Slovenia exchange best practices

The Colorado Air National Guard reinforced its longstanding relationship with Slovenian counterparts during Adriatic Strike 2021, enhancing interoperability and trust.
June 21, 2021
African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise

F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert below as Africa’s largest military exercise reached its peak Friday.
June 21, 2021
Egypt joins Defense Department's National Guard State Partnership Program

The Arab Republic of Egypt formally entered the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program at a signing ceremony Monday. Egypt is paired with the Texas National Guard in the 28-year-old defense cooperation program.
April 12, 2021
Maryland National Guard, state partners renew SPP ties

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Maryland National Guard from working with its partners Estonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina for more than a year as travel restrictions and other precautions paused all in-person State Partnership Program events.
April 5, 2021
Michigan, Latvia strengthen partnership in virtual workshop

U.S. military public affairs professionals from Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington joined with counterparts from the Republic of Latvia to sharpen their skills as media content creators during a virtual military storytelling workshop March 15-19.
March 17, 2021
Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership

The Michigan National Guard opened the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Detroit in September to help military planners find innovative solutions to diverse and complex problems affecting the warfighter.
Dec. 16, 2020
Maryland National Guard A-10 crews train with Estonian JTACs

Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron conducted close air support training with joint terminal attack controllers from their state partner country of Estonia the first two weeks of December.