From left, Paraguayan Lt. Gen. Nery Torres Laconich, Joint Chief of Staff of the Paraguayan Armed Forces; Paraguayan Air Force Commander Gen. Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes; Paraguayan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Defense Gen. César Augusto Moreno Landaira; U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard; Paraguayan Army Commander Gen. Manuel Rodriguez Sosa; Paraguayan Logistics Commander Gen. Gustavo Arza; and Paraguayan Navy Commander Vice Adm. Christian José Rotela Valde pose for a photo at Silvio Pettirossi Air Force Base near Asunción, Paraguay, Jan. 16, 2026. Keefe and his delegation joined senior leaders of the Paraguayan Armed Forces to mark the 46th anniversary of the Aerotactical Group, the Paraguayan Air Force’s only fighter unit. This year, Massachusetts and Paraguay celebrated 26 years of partnership through the U.S. Department of War’s State Partnership Program, strengthening the long-standing, mutually beneficial security relationship. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2026 08:56 |
| Photo ID: | 9485417 |
| VIRIN: | 260116-Z-TS442-1001 |
| Resolution: | 3762x2503 |
| Size: | 1.38 MB |
| Location: | ASUNCION, PY |
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