Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 03.02.2026
The commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, met with President Daniel Noboa and senior Ecuadorian defense officials on March 2 in Quito, Ecuador, to discuss security cooperation and reaffirm the United States’ strong commitment to supporting the nation’s efforts to confront narco-terrorism and strengthen regional security....
Story by Sgt. Caleb Sooter | 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.21.2025
Servicemembers of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault planning exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program in Latacunga, Ecuador, Aug. 18-21, 2025....
Story by Philip Speck | 123rd Airlift Wing | 08.14.2025
More than 50 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron and 123rd Contingency Response Group joined with members of the Colorado Air Guard and the Ecuadorian Air Force to sharpen their war-fighting skills during a field exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan May 21 to 29....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jasmine McCarthy | 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 06.11.2025
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – From Juarez, Mexico, to the Kentucky Army National Guard, Staff Sgt. Daniel Jarillo-Gutierrez, an information technology specialist with Joint Force Headquarters, translates in three languages: English, Spanish, and cyber. Working alongside cyber team members from the Ecuadorian Air Force, Navy, and Army, Jarillo-Gutierrez serves as an interpreter and exercise......
Story by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs | 123rd Airlift Wing | 12.31.2024
Twenty-seven Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron teamed with six Ecuadorian Air Force special forces in California for a week-long information exchange supporting domestic law enforcement operations....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jessica Traylor | 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.05.2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard hosted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with members of the Ecuadorian military, focusing on interagency operations and communications in a domestic operational environment. This engagement, scheduled from August 5-9, 2024, includes various activities and site visits across central Kentucky, including the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort,......
Story by Philip Speck | 123rd Airlift Wing | 05.06.2024
The Ecuadorian Air Force welcomed a C-130H Hercules into its inventory March 25, 2024, during a ceremony attended by leadership from the Kentucky Air National Guard, who were on hand to congratulate their State Partnership Program colleagues on the new capability....
Story by Capt. Cody Stagner | Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office | 03.22.2024
Kentucky infantry soldiers and Ecuadorian military special forces exchanged urban operations tactics in Latacunga, Ecuador, from March 18-22, 2024, enhancing interagency relations and military readiness through the Kentucky National Guard State Partnership Program....
