Story by Cameron McLeod | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District | 04.17.2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District recently completed a robust construction effort aimed at reducing the threat of severe coastal storms in Bangladesh. Multipurpose Disaster Shelters, or MPDSs, are tailor-made for the volatile conditions of cyclone season. During periods of normal weather, these structures serve functions such as schools and clinics. When the annual storms......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie Pike | Pacific Air Forces | 08.01.2023
A delegation of senior leaders from Pacific Air Forces and the Oregon National Guard attended Airmen-to-Airmen Talks (A2AT) hosted by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) at their Air Headquarters in the Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh early August 2023. The event was co-chaired by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Erich C. Novak, PACAF mobilization assistant to the commander, and Bangladesh Air Force Air Vice......
Story by John Hughel | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.14.2023
The State Partnership Program Director of the Year honor was recently awarded to Army Lt. Col. Christopher Markesino of the Oregon National Guard, paired with Vietnam and Bangladesh....
Story by Sgt. Hannah Hawkins | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.24.2023
Oregon National Guard Soldiers take part in Tiger Lightning 2023 in Bangladesh, working with their State Partnership Program nation on a two week training exercise....
Courtesy Story | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 01.01.2023
United Nations military peacekeeping is the complex task of maintaining peace, security and achieving strategic mission objectives....
Story by Master Sgt. Aaron Perkins | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 03.30.2022
TL22 is a bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Bangladesh Armed Forces, designed to strengthen Bangladesh defense readiness, building operational interoperability, and reinforcing partnership between the Bangladesh Armed Forces and Oregon State National Guard....
Courtesy Story | 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade | 01.03.2022
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A Maneuver Advisor Team with Force Package 22-1, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade participated in Bijôy Dibôsh, or the Victory Day Parade, Dec. 16, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh celebrating Bangladesh’s 50 years of Independence. The 5th SFAB’s MAT 5311 was provided a tour of the country led by Maj. K. M Ariful Islam of the 14th Independent Engineer Brigade,......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie Pike | Pacific Air Forces | 11.10.2021
U.S. Air Force Airmen from Pacific Air Forces headquarters and their counterparts from the Bangladesh Air Force met virtually for their fifth Airman-to-Airman Talk Nov. 8 – 10, 2021....
