Oct. 21, 2021

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea strengthen partnership

Madison, WI — The Wisconsin National Guard's new partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the State Partnership Program has continued to blossom, despite a global pandemic and long travel distances.

Oct. 19, 2021

New Hampshire Guard Partners With Cabo Verde

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire National Guard has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cabo Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa.

Oct. 14, 2021

U.S. Government Grant to Enhance Food Security in Fiji

LAUTOKA, U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced the award of a $350,000 (FJ$ 733,000) grant to the University of Fiji to support food security and develop alternative sustainable livelihoods in two rural communities in Fiji’s Western Division.

Oct. 13, 2021

U.S. Donates Vaccine Refrigerators to Help Thailand Fight COVID-19

THAILAND — The top American military officer for the Indo-Pacific and the Thai Minister of Public Health presided over a ceremony to celebrate the U.S. donation of 200 vaccine refrigerators to Thailand to support efforts to bring life-saving vaccines to the Thai people.

Oct. 12, 2021

Texas National Guard hosts Egyptian Armed Forces for summit

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas National Guard hosted senior officers from the Egyptian Armed Forces for the Egypt-Texas International Summit (ETIS) at the invitation of Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, Texas adjutant general.

Oct. 7, 2021

DOD Finds Top-Notch, Reliable Defense Partner, Supplier in Italy

WASHINGTON — Italy has been one of the nations the U.S. military depends on for both defense relations and military supplies and equipment, like weapon systems, small arms, chemicals and aircraft components.

Oct. 7, 2021

U.S. Delivers Additional 5.57 Million Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to the Philippines

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines — The U.S., in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, delivered an additional 5,575,050 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end COVID-19.

Oct. 6, 2021

Mongolia Receives 899,730 Additional Pfizer Vaccine Doses Donated by the United States through COVAX

Ulaanbaatar, U.S. Embassy in Mongolia  — The United States is delighted to announce that the U.S. donation of 899,730 more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses has arrived in Mongolia. These doses were delivered through COVAX and came directly from the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Oct. 6, 2021

Official Says Peace, Security in Middle East Are Possible Through Partnerships

WASHINGTON — Integrated deterrence and a whole-of-government approach with allies and partners across the Middle East are key to enabling peace and stability in the region, a Defense Department official said.

Oct. 6, 2021

U.S. Donates Additional 2.5 Million Pfizer Vaccines to Bangladesh for a Total of 11.5 Million Doses

DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh — Today, U.S. Ambassador Earl R. Miller handed over a donation of 2.5 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people.

Oct. 6, 2021

Slovak medics aim to sync medical efforts with LRMC visit

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Medical professionals of the Slovak Republic Armed Forces visited with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center trauma specialists during a military medical expert exchange at LRMC, Aug. 19.

Oct. 5, 2021

U.S. Army South co-hosts second multilateral Border Security Conference in Manaus

MANAUS, Amazonas — U.S. Army South co-hosted the second multilateral Border Security Conference with the Brazilian Army in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 28.

Oct. 5, 2021

Wisconsin National Guard builds partnership with Nicaragua

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Michelle Tadych had a very important mission to conduct when she was assigned to Nicaragua for three months this summer through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Sept. 30, 2021

U.S. Army Reserve nurses arrive on Guam, augment patient care at local hospital

ASAN, Guam — U.S. Army Reserve nurses arrived on Guam from Sept. 27-29 to augment the available nursing staff at Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). Multidisciplinary nurses will work alongside GMH nurses and medical staff to support critical patient care in areas such as the Emergency Room (ER) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Sept. 30, 2021

Army Guard director awarded Croatian Duke of Trpimir medal

ARLINGTON, Va. — The director of the Army National Guard was awarded the Duke of Trpimir medal by Croatian President Zoran Milanović during a ceremony Sept. 27 in Split, Croatia, honoring the 25-year partnership between the Minnesota National Guard and Croatia.

Sept. 27, 2021

Virginia National Guard officer assumes post in Colombia

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia National Guard officer has taken up a unique post in South America after graduating from the Spanish-immersive Command and General Staff College course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation in Fort Benning, Georgia. 

Sept. 27, 2021

1st Infantry Division builds multinational partnerships with allied training in Romania

CINCU, Romania — The Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania is a critical training area for U.S. Army Soldiers and their foreign nation counterparts to build upon their relationships and tactically integrate with other militaries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment “Iron Rangers,” 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division participated in this partnership building on Sep. 22- Sep. 27, 2021 at the Joint National Training Center.

Sept. 24, 2021

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers return from Federated States of Micronesia

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A team from the U.S. Army Pacific’s Taskforce Oceania (TFO) returned from mission to Guam where they focused their efforts on providing support to the peoples of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), on July 7, 2021.

Sept. 22, 2021

USNORTHCOM and U.S. institutes deliver training to Mexican Army and Mexican Navy with focus on women, peace and security

MEXICO CITY — Gender advisors from U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Army North and the U.S. Office of Defense Coordination in Mexico City joined a team from the U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) to deliver Women, Peace, and Security focused training to lawyers and emerging leaders in the Mexican Army and Air Force (SEDENA) and Mexican Navy and Marines (SEMAR) Aug. 1 – 13 in Mexico City.

Sept. 21, 2021

U.S. Provides 2.58 Million More Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines to the Philippines

MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines — The U.S. partnered with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility to deliver an additional 2,582,190 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end COVID-19.

Sept. 21, 2021

The United States’ Donation of 4.6 Million Pfizer Vaccines to Indonesia Begins to Arrive

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia — he United States Government and the American people stand with the people of Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. Following President Biden’s pledge, the United States is donating 4.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to Indonesia to fight COVID-19 in partnership with COVAX.

Sept. 21, 2021

Pa. Guard, Lithuanians train together in State Partnership Program platoon exchange

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Fort Indiantown Gap hosted 33 Soldiers from Lithuania’s land forces reserve component Sept. 6 to 17 for an annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s partnership with Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Sept. 14, 2021

U.S. Provides Additional $3.7 Million (10.5 Billion MNT) for Urgent COVID-19 Assistance in Mongolia

MONGOLIA — The U.S., through the United States Agency for International Development, announced $3.7 million in additional urgent COVID-19 assistance for Mongolia. This assistance will provide life-saving medicine, testing kits, urgent medical equipment and supplies, oxygen therapy, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Sept. 13, 2021

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command co-host 14th Annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference 2021 with the Maldives National Defense Force

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — The 14th annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) 2021 kicked off Sept. 5, bringing together military intelligence chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific region in the Maldives to discuss regional issues and shared security challenges.

Sept. 13, 2021

VNG officer graduates from Spanish-immersive ILE, assumes post in Colombia

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia National Guard officer has taken up a unique post in South America after graduating from the Spanish-immersive Command and General Staff College course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation in Fort Benning, Georgia.