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Home : Features : 2023 : SPP 30th Anniversary

State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary

The State Partnership Program began 30 years ago after the breakup of the Soviet Union to help countries emerging from behind the Iron Curtain. It now pairs 100 nations with National Guards from every state and U.S. territories to increase regional security and advance U.S. interests. It is a cost-effective Department of Defense National Guard Bureau program executed by Geographic Combatant Commands, guided by State Department foreign policy goals and U.S. Chief of Mission security cooperation objectives. The program produces enduring relationships that improve interoperability and enhance U.S. access and influence while increasing the readiness of U.S. and partner forces to meet emerging challenges.

 

SPP turns 30: A Five Part Series by Master Sgt. Jim Greenhill and Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely, NGB

National Guard delegation boards plane to Latvia at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, November 15, 1992.‘Why Don’t we do a Little Partnership Thing?’ Th...                        News                                            Jul. 14, 2023                    This is part one of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30." WASHINGTON, D.C. – It began in...Read MoreMaster Sgt. Aghzaf Abdelkrim from the 15th Regiment Royal Char and Master Sgt. Joe Carson, from the  3-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, chat while their soldiers boresight their tanks before gunnery during African Lion at Tan Tan, Morocco June 7, 2023.‘Our Real Superpower as a Nation is our Allies a...                        News                                            Jul. 14, 2023                    This is part two of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the eve of...Read MoreArmy Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Vietnam to help reinforce the mutually beneficial, successful security relationship with the Oregon National Guard established in 2012 under the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program, which strengthens the partners’ capabilities to respond to natural disasters, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 19, 2023.‘A Mosaic of Opportunities’ The Department of De...                        News                                            Jul. 14, 2023                    This is part three of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The...Read More(Left to Right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont National Guard Adjutant General, Gov. Phil Scott, Vermont Governor, Minister Slavjanka Petrovska, North Macedonia Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski, North Macedonia Chief of Defense sign documents reaffirming North Macedonia’s and the Vermont National Guard’s continued partnership, Montpelier, Vt. June 9, 2023.‘It truly is a Team Sport’ How the Department of...                        News                                            Jul. 14, 2023                    This is part four of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – Talk with...Read MoreU.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Markle, left, and Col. William Murphy, right, command sergeant major and commander of Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, walk with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, through a camp in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 1, 2023.‘The Most Important People in the Army are the S...                        News                                            Jul. 14, 2023                    This is part five of the five part series “State Partnership Program turns 30.”WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Russia...Read More

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##### Wisconsin Guard Builds on Papua New Guinea Partnership

 

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                            -  **Chief of the National Guard Bureau's Prepared Closing Remarks for the State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary Event**  July 19, 2023 
                            -  **Chief of the National Guard Bureau's Prepared Remarks for the State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary**  July 17, 2023 
                            -  **State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary media roundtable**  July 13, 2023 
                            -  **Celebrating 30 years of the National Guard’s international impact**  July 13, 2023 
                            -  **National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary Conference**  July 10, 2023 
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