page_title: Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership
hierarchical_section_title: Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership
caption_attribution_description: English: Lt. Col. John Stevenson, 140th Operation Support Squadron Airburst Range commander (left center) Stevens, Capt. Perry Read (center) and Slovenian armed Forces Sgt. 1st Class Darko Roth (right center) discuss training range management and how the Colorado Airmen manufacture their own training assets, such as targets, during a State Partnership Program visit to the 140th Operations Squadron's Airburst Range at Fort Carson, Colo., Oct. 31, 2012. The CONG and the Republic of Slovenia have been partner nations since 1993, when the program began. In addition to many other milestones in the program, Citizen-Soldiers from the CONG and soldiers from Slovenia have deployed together many times as members of the Operational Mentor Liaison Teams, now called Military Assistance Teams, to help train soldiers of the Afghan National Army.
context_page_description: The Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.
  The Republic of Slovenia signed a bilateral affairs agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Colorado on 31 March 1994 establishing the Colorado-Slovenia State Partnership Program. Colorado Governor Roy Romer signed an Executive Order proclamation supporting the military-to-military partnership program between the Colorado National Guard and the territorial Defense Forces for the Republic of Slovenia on 31 March 1994. This Executive Order Proclamation was re-signed by John W. Hickenlooper on 14 March 2012.
context_section_description: The Colorado–Slovenia National Guard Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.
  The Republic of Slovenia signed a bilateral affairs agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Colorado on 31 March 1994 establishing the Colorado-Slovenia State Partnership Program. Colorado Governor Roy Romer signed an Executive Order proclamation supporting the military-to-military partnership program between the Colorado National Guard and the territorial Defense Forces for the Republic of Slovenia on 31 March 1994.  This Executive Order Proclamation was re-signed by John W. Hickenlooper on 14 March 2012.
caption: Leaders from Colorado and Slovenia discuss range at Fort Carson, Colo., Oct. 31, 2012
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