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Maj. Robert “Mike’’ Thorlin, of the Arizona National Guard, was in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP).

When Grace Nichols’ teenaged son was finishing his junior year of high school in Oregon, he only had a freshman’s worth of credit. There was little hope of him graduating. Then he and his family heard of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program in their state and their hope was renewed. Nichols’ son not only completed the program, but he thrived in it. He ...

A new partnership between the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs focuses on the gender-specific needs of women veterans leaving the service.  Air Force Reserve Maj. Alea Nadeem spearheaded efforts to launch a pilot program addressing challenges attached to transitioning women veterans. Though her primary job is as an intelligence officer with a focus on the Middle East, she says it was a problem she couldn’t walk past as a woman.  ...

Roughly 100 members of the Washington National Guard deployed this month to participate in two annual exercises with Malaysian Armed Forces. Keris Strike and Bersama Warrior are two separate exercises that focus on different topics, but will take place around the same time. Joseph Siemandel, Public Affairs Officer for the Washington National Guard, said that Bersama Warrior is a command post exercise located in ...

National Guard units participate in mutually beneficial relationships in Central America through the State Partnership Program.

July marks 30 years of the State Partnership Program relationship between the Nebraska and Texas National Guard and the Czech Republic.

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson joined the African Chiefs of Defense Conference, and discussed the State Partnership Program (SPP).

The new book, “What's In Your Box? Designing the Life You Want,” was inspired by the former adjutant general's trip to Bosnia as part of the State Partnership Program.

The State Partnership Program aids in strengthening international relationships.

Northern Strike 23-1 will be held this month, bringing together guardsmen, active-duty service members and Latvian National Armed Forces.