Chief of International Affairs at the Brazil Ministry of Defense, Rear Admiral Guilherme Da Silva Costa (left) and New York National Guard Adjutant Gen., Maj. Gen. Raymond Shield (right), sign a state partnership agreement, on the U.S.S. Intrepid, Manhattan, N.Y., March 14, 2019. The State Partnership between the NYNG and Brazil is a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program executed by the State Adjutants General in support of Combatant Commanders and U.S. Chiefs of Mission to help achieve security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)