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New York National Guard 1st Sgt. Amanda Eldred, assigned to the 466 Medical Company, Area Support, reviews a medical bag with Brazilian Army Soldiers during a planning conference for Operation Parana in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, May 3, 2023. The joint training event in August involves international participation to strengthen partnerships and improve interoperability in the event of a natural disaster in South America.

May 12, 2023

New York Army Guard Leaders Plan Exercise with Brazil

Two New York Army National Guard leaders visited State Partnership Program partner Brazil May 1-5 to lay the groundwork for Guard participation in a Brazilian disaster response exercise in August.

During the initial planning conference for exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Macapa, Brazil, Dec 5-8, 2022, Master Sgt. Rob Mitchell and a Brazilian army infantry officer discuss training scenarios, logistical requirements and training objectives for the bilateral event scheduled in the fall of 2023. Southern Vanguard is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South-conducted exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between U.S. and Western Hemisphere forces.

Jan. 17, 2023

New York National Guard, Brazil Plan Major Joint Exercise

The New York Army National Guard has begun laying the groundwork for a joint exercise with the Brazilian military in the fall. The planning conference for the Southern Vanguard 24 exercise was held in Brazil the first week of December, according to U.S. Army Maj. Melanie Padilla, the New York National Guard state planner.

Sgt. Adam Dorian Wong, a threat researcher with 136th Cybersecurity Unit, presents new topics of interest including artificial intelligence and vulnerability identification to the Salvadoran cybersecurity unit in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 7, 2022. The new material was targeted toward the Salvadoran team’s goals and vision.

Dec. 14, 2022

NH Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership

Backlit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard assessed El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit during a State Partnership Program exchange Dec. 5-9.

Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, Nov. 8, 2022.

Nov. 16, 2022

Illinois National Guard, Colombia Military Kick Off Combined Military Training Exercise

More than 300 U.S. and Colombian soldiers stood tall in formation on the parade field of Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23). Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier annual training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces.

Senior Airman Tabari Matthews, 189th dental technician, assists Canadian Army Capt. Cleve Kim, dentist, in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 28, 2022, during Continuing Promise 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members worked alongside U.S. and foreign military forces, government officials and civilian personnel to provide medical care, improve interoperability, and develop enduring relationships.

Oct. 31, 2022

Arkansas Air Guardsmen Provide Medical Care in Guatemala

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala — Arkansas Air National Guard members helped provide medical care in Guatemala alongside U.S. and foreign military, government and civilian personnel during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission Oct. 26-31.

Army Sgt. William Dunn, left, a member of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, and Air Force Tech Sgt. Jeremy Miter, assigned to the 274th Air Operations Support Squadron, will represent the New York National Guard and the U.S. military at the annual international course taught at the Brazilian military's jungle warfare training school in Manas, Brazil. The New York National Guard has sent Soldiers and Airmen to the school since 2019 as part of a State Partnership Program agreement with Brazil's armed forces.

Sept. 19, 2022

New York Firemen to Represent Guard at Jungle Warfare School

Two firefighters will represent the New York National Guard and the United States at the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Center’s international course at the end of September.

Airmen and F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing and members of the Colombian Air Force pause for a photo Aug. 30, 2022, during the two-week Relampago VII exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia. South Carolina and Colombia are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Sept. 15, 2022

South Carolina Air National Guard, Colombia Wrap Up Exercise

About 100 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, left foreground, the Connecticut adjutant general, shakes hands with a Uruguayan Army soldier during a visit to the National Peace Operations Training School of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 10, 2022. The school is where Uruguayan military and police forces train to prepare to deploy in support of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

Sept. 1, 2022

Connecticut National Guard Leaders Build Bonds in Uruguay

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, the Connecticut adjutant general, and other Connecticut Army National Guard officers visited Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 6-10, to strengthen bonds with the Uruguayan Armed Forces.

New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing maintenance team member Master Sgt. Jordan Butler, HH-60 crew chief, speaks with Brig. Gen. Denise Donnell, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Col. Shawn Fitzgerald, the 106th Rescue Wing commander and Exercise TÁPIO American mission commander. The combined Brazilian-U.S. exercise occurred in and near Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2022.

Aug. 31, 2022

New York National Guard, Brazil Conduct Exercise TAPIO

One hundred and five New York Air National Guard members participated in the fifth annual Brazilian Joint Exercise TAPIO Aug. 20-31.

Two service members talk as they stand over a patient.

Aug. 30, 2022

New York Guard Trains With Brazilian Military

One hundred New York National Guard airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian air force counterparts.