U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG), right, presents Paraguayan Army Lt. Col. Daniel Hugo Yamanishi Salas with the Meritorious Service Medal at the Headquarters of the Armed Forces Command of Paraguay in Asunción, Paraguay, Jan. 21, 2026. This award recognizes Yamanishi’s outstanding meritorious service to the United States. This year, Massachusetts and Paraguay celebrated 25 years of partnership through the State Partnership Program, a joint initiative of the Department of War, the 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: | 01.21.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.26.2026 15:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9493205 |
| VIRIN: | 260121-Z-TS442-1754 |
| Resolution: | 4993x3322 |
| Size: | 1.85 MB |
| Location: | ASUNCIóN, PY |
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