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 Oregon Guard, port officials visit Bangladesh By Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy, Oregon National Guard
 DHAKA,  Bangladesh, - “Hugely successful” was how the new  director of Oregon’s State Partnership Program described his team’s recent trip  here Aug. 8-10. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Crosby, who is also the chief  of Public Safety and Security for the Portland International Airport, witnessed  first-hand the changes and improvements at Hazrat Shahjalal International  Airport in Dhaka —Bangladesh’s largest airport. “We not only saw changes to the airport in the  general appearance—which seemed more pleasant for the passengers—but we also  observed enhanced security,” Crosby said.
The group toured the airport, noting changes and  improvements to security procedures, passenger screening and airport  infrastructure, based on a 12-point work plan developed during an April 2010  workshop in Portland. Enhancing security and safety at the airport is a  priority for the Bangladeshi government in order to secure direct flights  between their country and the United States, utilizing their national  airline, Biman Airlines, Crosby said. Changes there were a direct result of a visit to  Portland International Airport earlier this year by the Civil Aviation  Authority of Bangladeshi (CAAB) officials in April, he added. “It’s a tribute to the civilian aviation’s  leadership that these changes were implemented,” Crosby said. These visits build upon the relationship created  between Oregon and Bangladesh as part of the State Partnership Program  (SPP). Oregon's partnership with Bangladesh came from a  2008 meeting involving commanders from U.S. Pacific Command, National Guard  Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, the adjutant general of the Oregon  National Guard. Launched by the National Guard Bureau and the State  Department in 1993, the SPP is intended to support U.S. security cooperation  objectives. Bangladesh is located on the sub-continent of Eurasia, bordered on  the west by India, Nepal and Bhutan to the north and Myanmar to the East. The partnership between Oregon and Bangladesh has  three goals; to further the program’s objectives of promoting developing  democracies, improve security and stability in the partner nation, and finally,  to develop stronger personal relationships between both partners’ militaries.
During the August trip, Air Force Maj. Dan Schilling,  the former SPP director, highlighted the Oregon National Guard’s unique  position in both the military and civilian sectors as the strength behind the  program. “The men and women of our organization have really  extensive experience in a lot of areas that are relevant to what we’re trying  to do here,” he said. Another area of concern for Oregon and Bangladeshi  officials is both regions’ proximity to earthquake and flood zones. Both  governments can benefit from knowledge sharing in emergency management and  disaster response, given Bangladesh’s bi-annual flooding during its monsoon  seasons, Schilling said. “A stronger bridge (between our two countries) is  necessary,” he added.
One of the  program’s focus areas in the future is to exchange and discuss best practices  for military assistance to civilian authorities, especially in the area of  earthquakes and flooding, Crosby said.
Crosby cited an upcoming National Guard Bureau and  Northern Command exercise in Oregon in 2012, as another opportunity to exchange  ideas. “Bangladesh is very interested in learning from us  in some areas so they can enhance their emergency response in earthquakes,” he  said. A large earthquake hit the region at the end of the  19th century, killing tens of thousands.   Lt. Col. Mohammed Towhid-Ul-Islam, the joint operations officer for the  Armed Forces Division, said he is particularly interested in training emergency  personnel in his country. “Our key responders need the information and  technical expertise in order to successfully carry out emergency response,”  Towhid-Ul-Islam said. During the August meetings in Dhaka, Towhid-Ul-Islam  and his team said that if a disaster ever hits the Pacific Northwest, he hopes  Bangladesh can come to the aid of Oregonians. “That was very gratifying (to hear),” Crosby  said.  “Our hope is that if Bangladesh  ever requests assistance from the United States, their first call will be to  Oregon.” Due to the developing relationships between Oregon  and Bangladesh, both Crosby and Schilling said key leadership in Oregon and  Bangladesh have started trusting each other, and are becoming very comfortable  with the partnership. “In the long run it’s about relationships,”  Schilling said.  “The values that come  out of those relationships are confidence and friendship, and it will allow us  to circumvent any problems that arise.” The National Guard's State Partnership Program  currently has 62 partnerships between U.S. states and foreign nations.
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