Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

July 18, 2023
New Hampshire National Guard Hosts Trilateral SPP Exchange

The New Hampshire Army National Guard hosted Salvadoran and Cabo Verdean visitors for a State Partnership Program exchange from July 9-11 in Concord.
March 20, 2023
National Guard, Canada Conduct Tactical Arctic Insertion

Thirty-seven U.S. and Canadian Soldiers were tactically inserted by an LC-130 Hercules on Arctic Ocean ice just east of Little Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada, during exercise Guerrier Nordique 23 on March 15, 2023.
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. 14, 2022
NH Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership

Backlit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard assessed El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit during a State Partnership Program exchange Dec. 5-9.
Sept. 1, 2022
New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Participate in Cyber Exchange

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In the heart of San Salvador, inside the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, New Hampshire Airmen from the 157th Communications Flight shared new ideas with a growing Salvadoran cybersecurity unit.
June 13, 2022
New Hampshire National Guard, Cabo Verde Build Emerging Partnership

The New Hampshire National Guard hosted a delegation from the Republic of Cabo Verde for a State Partnership Program workshop June 8-10.
June 6, 2022
New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Build on SPP Relationship

After two years of sporadic correspondence, it only took a few minutes of face time for New Hampshire Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities and Salvadoran Defense Minister René Merino to reaffirm their commitment to the State Partnership Program.“If you have the will, welcome,” Merino said during a May 25
Oct. 27, 2021
State Partnership Program helps Guard build relationships

With the recent additions of the Vermont National Guard partnership with Austria and New Hampshire National Guard with Cabo Verde, the State Partnership Program now includes just under half the world's nations.
Oct. 20, 2021
NH Guard announces state partnership with Cabo Verde

The New Hampshire National Guard (NHNG) announced Oct. 18 that it has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cabo Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa.