LATHAM, New York-Six New York Army National Guard officers and an Air Guard master sergeant are heading to Sweden to help the Swedish Army’s 1st Division conduct its first ever division staff command post exercise.
Prior to 2022, the Swedish Army’s highest command level was a brigade.
Sweden, which joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in March of 2024, initialed a State Partnership Program agreement with the New York National Guard in July of 2024.
Since then, Swedish military personnel have visited New York regularly to learn from the New York Army and Air National Guard and New York’s Naval Militia.
Now, the Swedish military has asked the New York Army Guard to provide staff officers to help provide advice...
09.05.2025 | LATHAM, NEW YORK, US |
Story by Eric Durr
