U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG), right, presents a gift to Paraguayan Col. DCEM Alejandro Raúl Torres Lezcano, commander of the Colegio Militar de Suboficiales del Ejército (COMISOE), center, and Paraguayan Lt. Gen. Esteban Rodriguez, Commander of the Army Military Education Institutes Command, in Encarnación, Paraguay, Jan. 19, 2026. COMISOE is Paraguay’s premier institution for training noncommissioned officers (NCOs) of the Paraguayan Army. This year, Massachusetts and Paraguay celebrated 25 years of partnership through the State Partnership Program, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of War, the U.S. Department of State and the National Guard Bureau, strengthening the long-standing, mutually beneficial security relationship. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
| Date Taken: | 01.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.26.2026 12:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9492797 |
| VIRIN: | 260119-Z-TS442-1193 |
| Resolution: | 4065x2705 |
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| Location: | ENCARNACIóN, PY |
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