Guatemala Chief of Defense Conducts State Partnership Program Visit to Arkansas National Guard [Image 1 of 6]

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, UNITED STATES

05.08.2017

Photo by Lt. Col. Brian Mason 

Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office

NORTH LITTLE ROCK Ark. -- Guatemalan Chief of Defense, Maj. Gen. Walfre Carranza, led a six-person delegation that toured Arkansas National Guard facilities May 13-15, 2021, at Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark., and the 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark., as part of Arkansas’ and Guatemala’s participation in the State Partnership Program. The National Guard Bureau administers the State Partnership Program, and it’s guided by State Department foreign policy goals. Arkansas and Guatemala, paired together in 2002, have a long, rich history of military and cultural exchanges that have mutually benefitted both. SPP has been building relationships for more than 25 years and now includes 82 partnerships with 89 nations around the globe. Pictured from Guatemala are: GTM Chief of Defense, Maj. Gen. Walfre Omar Carranza Espana, GTM TRADOC Commander, Col. Romeo Edelberto Nerio Flores, GTM Operations Director, Col. Edgar Alberto Agustin Morales, GTM Air Chief Central Command, Col. Genri Estuardo Martinez Fernandez, GTM Intelligence Director, Col. Miguel Angel Orozco Y Orozco, GTM CHoD Executive Officer, Col. Walter Giovani Osorio Salan. Picured from U.S Army Section Chief, Lt. Col. Danny Rivera, ANG Bilateral Affairs Officer Capt. Debora Lopez. Pictured from the Arkansas National Guard; The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Kendall Penn; Director of Joint Staff, Brig. Gen. Kevin Vines; J5, Col. Chris Wolter, and State Partnership Program Coordinator, Maj. Alexandro Saenz.

• Date Taken: 05.08.2017
• Date Posted: 05.17.2021 11:13
• Photo ID: 6647889
• VIRIN: 210515-Z-XG651-1004
• Resolution: 3007x1560
• Size: 3.73 MB
• Location: NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, US