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Dec. 6, 2021

 SD National Guard, Suriname leaders reinforce partnership 

                                Senior leaders from the South Dakota National Guard visited the Republic of Suriname, South Dakota’s State Partnership Program nation, Nov. 22-26 to reinforce the partnership between the SDNG and Suriname military while supporting Suriname’s 46th year of independence at their National Day celebration.            

Oct. 22, 2021

 State Partnership Program: Argentine Ambassador to the U.S. visits Georgia National Guard 

                    MARIETTA, Georgia —                                                Jorge Martín Arturo Argüello, the Argentine ambassador to the U.S., visited the Marietta-based 4th Civil Support Team, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard headquarters at Clay National Guard Center Oct. 19.            

Sept. 8, 2021

 South Carolina National Guard conducts “Band-Aids not bullets diplomacy” in Colombia  

                    Rionegro, Colombia —                                                South Carolina Army and Air National Guard medical personnel conducted a real-world humanitarian medical mission in the remote town of Tamana, Colombia last weekend during the regional Ángel de los Andes (Angel of the Andes) and Cooperación VII exercises. Approximately 30 members of the South Carolina National Guard are participating in the exercises from August 30 to September 10.             

June 8, 2021

 WVNG helps prepare Peru military for peacekeeping mission 

                    LIMA, Peru —                                                Two members of the West Virginia National Guard helped prepare members of the Peruvian Army and Marine Corps for a global peacekeeping mission as part of the ongoing relationship between West Virginia and Peru through the State Partnership Program.            

Sept. 29, 2020

 West Virginia ANG hosts inaugural air-to-air staff talks with Peru 

                    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AFNS) —                                                The workshop brought together key personnel from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Military Assistance & Advisory Group (MAAG) – U.S. Embassy Lima, the Air Forces Southern liaison officer from Peru, Assistant Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C., Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen. José Luis Barrios Espinosa, and representatives from the WVANG.            

Dec. 5, 2019

 SD leaders visit Suriname to bolster state partnership 

                                Senior leaders from the South Dakota National Guard visited the Republic of Suriname to reinforce its state partnership with Suriname Defense Force officials Nov. 22-25.            

July 24, 2019

 U.S. Service Members Converge in Costa Rica for a Trilateral Leadership Exchange 

                                United States Noncommissioned officers (NCO) from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), two U.S. Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH), and one U.S. soldier from the New Mexico National Guard State Partnership Program, converged in Costa Rica for a five day trilateral workshop to enhance NCO Core competencies and best practices for NCO corps and leadership development.             

July 10, 2019

 WVARNG conducts knowledge exchange with Peru's army, police 

                                Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) conducted hands-on aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) operations training for medical experts of the Peruvian Armed Forces the first week of July in Lima.            

April 25, 2019

 S.D. Guard, Suriname join to provide medical, dental care 

                                Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard traveled to the South American county of Suriname to provide medical and dental services to the population of Albina, April 10-12.            

April 25, 2019

 La. Guard trains Belize Defence Force YCP Cadre 

                                The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program welcomed staff from Belize’s Youth Challenge Program to attend the Challenge Program Instruction Course at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, March 31 - April 13.            

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