JULY 21, 2022 – Near the small town of Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, where the population is just over 11,000, sits three barracks buildings. To the U.S. Soldiers stationed there, it is known as the Konotop barracks. In 2014, the United States sent troops to Poland to train with Polish Land Forces on a rotational basis. Now, various units rotate to conduct missions, including … [Read more...]

JULY 20, 2022 - With a stroke of the pen, the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Austria was formalized under the National Guard's State Partnership Program and became official. On July 19, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont's adjutant general; Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Klaudia Tanner, Austria's defense minister; and … [Read more...]

JULY 18, 2022 – The chief of the National Guard Bureau emphasized the Guard’s readiness to support overseas operations is also a key element in homeland defense and emergency response missions at home. “My motto is: ‘The answer is yes, what’s the question?’ If our nation needs the National Guard to do anything, we will find a way to do it,” Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said … [Read more...]

JULY 13, 2022 — When the Nebraska National Guard and the Rwanda Defence Force formed their partnership in December 2019, both sides expressed interest in working closely together to build relationships and collaborative capabilities. Goals were set and developed, with initial site visits and planning engagements. By all accounts, this relationship formed under the State … [Read more...]

JULY 12, 2022 - As the weather finally warmed up in Minnesota, three members of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Contingency Response Flight (CRF) volunteered to spend most of May at the ice cap in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Polar Reach, an international exercise hosted by New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, incorporated members of the Royal Canadian Air … [Read more...]