New Jersey–Albania National Guard Partnership
The New Jersey–Albania National Guard Partnership is one of 25 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 88 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program. The partnership was established in 1993. The current M2M focus places emphasis on OCO support, NCO Development, Military Medical pre/post deployment medical care, Military Police mentoring, military support to civil authority and disaster response.
Albanian MPs search soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard during a training exercise.
A soldier from the New Jersey National Guard explains the Standard Army Retail Supply System to a Logistic Brigade Commander with the Albanian Army
The Minister of Defense of Albania takes aim on the Virtual Interactive Combat Environment
The Adjutant General of New Jersey shakes hands with the Chief of Defense, Albanian armed forces, during a meeting in New Jersey
U.S. European Command State Partnership Program
The United States European Command State Partnership Program, according to its own mission, is a National Guard program that "links U.S. states with designated partner countries to ... support the command’s security cooperation objectives." Currently, 22 Partnerships exist "with former Soviet, Yugoslav and Warsaw Pact countries in the EUCOM Area of Responsibility." Becoming independent on the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, these countries shortly requested the advice and assistance of the United States in creating new self-defense forces.
Indiana National Guard and Slovak troops train for medical evacuations in Slovakia
Soldiers from Slovenia and Colorado practice explosive breaching techniques during a three-week Joint Combined Exchange Training exercise in Slovenia
The Ohio TAG awards the Ohio Commendation Medal to Hungary soldiers
Soldiers from Kansas and Armenia train together on demining operations
