Story by Capt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 05.16.2023
RĪGA, Latvia – The Michigan National Guard’s 126th Army Band teamed up with the Latvian National Guard Orchestra to give three joint performances in Latvia between May 2-5, 2023. The performances were part of a series of events held to formally honor the 30th anniversary of cooperation under the State Partnership Program between Michigan and Latvia. Formed in 1993, the SPP links a state's......
Story by Capt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 05.16.2023
RIGA, Latvia – When U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Melaney Miller first came to Latvia in 1996 with the Michigan National Guard’s 126th Army Band, she was a twenty-something percussionist looking for adventure. Latvia, one of three Baltic nations situated on Russia’s western border, had regained its independence after the Soviet Union fell in 1991, ending 50 years of bitter occupation. In......
Story by Capt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 05.15.2023
ĀDAŽI, Latvia – On May 11, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited with Michigan National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment at Camp Ādaži, Latvia. The Soldiers are in Latvia participating in exercise Solar Eclipse 23, a multinational training exercise to build interoperability between allies on NATO’s eastern flank....
Story by Capt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 05.06.2023
RIGA, Latvia – A new national postage stamp was unveiled May 3, 2023 by Latvia Post, honoring the 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP)....
Story by Spc. Christian Carrillo | 7th Army Training Command | 11.15.2022
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nathaniel Valentine, an international Officer Cadet with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), trains alongside British Officer Cadets at Grafenwoehr, Germany....
Story by Mikala McCurry | Air Force Culture and Language Center | 04.05.2022
A team of five French and four Arabic Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars provided language and tactical support to U.S. Army Europe and Africa for Exercise Lightning Focus 2022 through the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Training Partnership Request....
Story by Capt. Jevon Thomas | U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade | 03.18.2022
Elements of ARCPB recently supported the Saber Strike 22 training environment in Germany, by using their expertise gained from civilian and military experience to provide cyber defense support and training....
Story by Carol Kerr | U.S. Army War College Public Affairs | 11.04.2021
International cooperation and collaboration, learning from each other, carving out time for strategic mindedness – the U.S. Army War College refreshed educational themes during its International Alumni continuing education program for 12 European alumni and two US grads, Oct. 18-22, 2021, in Zagreb, Croatia....
