NEW YORK--Chief of International Affairs at the Brazil Ministry of Defense Rear Admiral Guilherme Da Silva Costa(center right) and New York National Guard Adjutant Gen. Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields (right) sign a state partnership agreement on the U.S.S. Intrepid Manhattan N.Y. March 14 2019. Admiral Craig Faller the commander of the United States Southern Command ( center left) and General Joseph Lengyel Chief of the National Guard Bureau (far left) also took part in the signing event. The State Partnership between the New York National Guard and Brazil is a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program executed by the State Adjutants General in support of Combatant Commanders and U.S. Chiefs of Mission to help achieve security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals.
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US Air Forces Europe -- Fri, 30 May 2025 US, Moroccan Forces strengthen aeromedical evacuation capabilities during African Lion 25 KENITRA AIR BASE, Morocco -- U.S. and Moroccan military medical teams completed a series of joint aeromedical evacuation training missions at Kenitra Air Base, Morocco, from May 1219, 2025,... (more)
Saratogian, -- Thu, 29 May 2025 Never forget: Gerald B. H. Solomon National Cemetery holds 26th annual Memorial Day ceremony SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. Each year, the Gerald B. H. Solomon National Cemetery holds a Memorial Day Ceremony, which honors and celebrates the men and women who died protecting our country. This... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 26 May 2025 Remembering New York National Guard members killed in helicopter crash (video) On March 8 of last year, New York Army National Guard aviators Casey Frankoski and John Grassia died in a helicopter crash near the U.S./Mexico border in Texas. They gave their lives for... (more)