Left to right, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Routt, Assistant Adjutant General – Air/Commander, New Jersey Air National Guard; Ermal Nufi, Minister of Defence, Republic of Albania; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Yvonne L. Mays, The Adjutant General of New Jersey and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military Affairs, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Arthur C. Roscoe, Jr., Deputy Adjutant General of New Jersey/Assistant Adjutant General – Army, New Jersey Army National Guard; render honors during the playing of the Republic of Albania national anthem at the 25th anniversary ceremony commemorating the bilateral agreement between New Jersey and the Republic of Albania fostered by the State Partnership Program at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, June 10, 2026. The New Jersey National Guard’s partnership with the Republic of Albania, traces its roots back to 1995 and officially became part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, Jan. 17, 2001, making it one of the oldest SPP relationships in the nation. The State Partnership Program is administered by the National Guard Bureau, which links a state's National Guard with the armed forces of a partner country in order to build long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with U.S. partners around the world. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 18:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9741215 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-Z-AL508-1063 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 9.35 MB |
| Location: | LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, US |
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