Focusing on wildland firefighting, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) response, and emergency medical operations, soldiers from the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai Army participated in their annual Homeland Assistance Disaster Relief subject matter...

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command concludes the 2024 State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum, held in Hawaii, Sept. 10-16.The SPP is a DoD security cooperation program, managed and administered by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, executed by USINDOPACOM and resourced by the National Guard of...

The Nevada National Guard completed its first State Partnership Program (SPP) exchange mission with its newest partner nation, Samoa, last week. This exchange, a medical engagement, focused on best practices between the Nevada National Guard, Samoan Fire and Emergency Services Authority (SFESA), and...

A small delegation of Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard traveled to Bangkok, July 26, 2024 to participate in a professional development exchange...

Ten members of the Washington Air National Guard visited their counterparts in the Malaysian Armed Forces in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 22 to 26, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to exchange ideas on leadership development and strengthen the existing State Partnership Program between the...

Forty members of the Washington National Guard and their Malaysian Armed Forces counterparts wrapped up a successful first week of the Bersama Warrior 2024 staff exercise with a mission analysis brief on June 8, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

The 10th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 1 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Borchers, director of the Joint Staff for the Washington National Guard...