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September 24, 2012
ISES, a weeklong U.S. European Command event held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, concluded on Sept. 13.
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September 20, 2012
Four soldiers from the Kansas National Guard are working with a civilian representative from the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Training Center to teach international Humanitarian Mine Action standards to members of the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigades Sept. 18-28.
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August 9, 2012
Since early August this year, the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces have been teaming up to make improvements to portions of the school and fix the gym, which was damaged to such a degree that it hasn’t been used in more than a year.
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June 22, 2012
After two weeks of intense training, about 2000 troops from eight nations begin to pack up and head home from five locations spread across Estonia and Latvia as exercise Saber Strike 2012 comes to an official close following ceremonies in Tapa, Estonia, and Adazi, Latvia. The troops will leave having made new friends, learned new techniques, and developed the confidence that they will be able to better operate together in upcoming deployments to Afghanistan.
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June 21, 2012
Months of planning, coordination and hard work draws to a successful conclusion as participants of the command post exercise portion of Saber Strike 2012 conclude the simulated combat operations.
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June 15, 2012
A squad of Latvian Army soldiers lays down small arms fire, while a US Stryker from the Pennsylvania National Guard works into position, over-watched by Soldiers from the 31 Canadian Brigade Group, and supported by mortar fire from the Unites States Marine Corps’ 4th Marine Division and A10s from the Michigan Air National Guard.
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June 4, 2012
Saber Strike is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multi-national exercise scheduled for June 10- 22 at multiple training areas in Estonia and Latvia. The exercise promotes regional stability and security, strengthens international military partnering and fosters trust while improving interoperability between participating nations.
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May 25, 2012
The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia and the Chief of Defense of the Republic of Macedonian Army observed training at the NATO-led multi-national exercises here May 23, 2012.
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April 10, 2012
Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Armenia, visited the state of Kansas March 20. During the brief visit, Ohanyan and select members of his delegation toured multiple Kansas National Guard facilities, as well as the state capitol.
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March 22, 2012
A team of dentists from the North Carolina National Guard and a team of dentists from the University of North Carolina traveled to Moldova to provide free dental care to Moldovan children.
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January 20, 2012
As part of a whirlwind tour of U.S. military commands, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Gen. Mieczysław Cieniuch, visited the 162nd Fighter Wing here at Tucson International Airport Jan. 12.
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June 27, 2011
25 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard (both Air Force and Army) spent the afternoon at the Pabrades Vaiku Globos Namai in Lithuania.
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January 25, 2011
U.S. Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East were tested on their Quick Reaction Force skills during a validation exercise, Jan. 7.
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January 25, 2011
While deployments often separate families for a year and sometimes longer, there are rare occasions where family members are deployed together and it helps in creating a stronger bond.
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December 20, 2010
Being deployed presents many challenges for Soldiers. One Soldier from Multinational Battle Group East has found a way to continue to enjoy one of his favorite activities, even while deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission here.
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December 3, 2010
Ambassador Reeker joined the Minister of Defense Zoran Konjanovski, the Chief of Defense, Lieutenant General Miroslav Stojanovski and Vermont Adjutant General Representative Lieutenant Colonel David Kaiser yesterday at the Army’s Ilinden Barracks to officially welcome home the 79 soldiers who have successfully completed the first ever 9-month combined deployment in Afghanistan.
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November 11, 2010
Dozens of children from the Kamenica/Kamenice municipality rode off on bicycles to start of a day of events with U.S. Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East, Nov. 7.
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November 2, 2010
During their time in the military most service members will become familiar with a specific group of weapons, and fire these same weapons year after year, to maintain and improve their marksmanship skills with these weapons.
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October 21, 2010
One week after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the Ohio National Guard’s partnership with the Serbian military, the Ohio Guard hosted a bilateral defense consultation Oct. 18 at its joint force headquarters in northwest Columbus.
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October 13, 2010
Greek soldiers from Multinational Battle Group North relinquished security duties at Camp Nothing Hill to Polish and U.S. Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group East during a ceremony here, Oct. 11.
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October 7, 2010
U.S. and Turkish soldiers with Multinational Battle Group East took part in a massive two-day Crowd and Riot Control training event, Sept. 24 and 25, hosted by MNBG Center, with representatives from MNBG E, Kosovo Police and European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX).
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October 4, 2010
A vehicle carrying troops from Multinational Battle Group East loses control and strikes a telephone pole. A radio transmission requesting aid is sent. With a motorized whine and a spray of dust and dirt, two UH-60 Blackhawks touchdown in an empty field, the doors are thrown open and Armenian soldiers pour out. The Quick Reaction Force has arrived.
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September 27, 2010
Air Force weather technicians participate in exercise Cadre Focus at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) Sept. 20-24, to refresh and enhance their skills prior to deployment .
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September 24, 2010
Portuguese Army Brig. Gen. Marco Serronha, deputy commander, Kosovo Forces, visited Camp Bondsteel and a few of the municipalities within the area of operation for Multinational Battle Group East, Sept. 14.
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September 16, 2010
A giggle ripples through the air, reverberating around the schoolyard. Children run across the yard to the fence that surrounds their school. They smile up at the group of U.S. Soldiers walking toward them. Curious little faces beam up at these Soldiers.
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September 14, 2010
Multinational Battle Group East Soldiers joined their Kosovo Forces partners from Austria, Italy and Poland to assist members of the Kosovo Security Forces during an inspection of a battery factory in Gjilan/Gnjilane, Kosovo, recently.
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September 14, 2010
A university administrator visiting this Balkan republic of 7.3 million people for the first time said Sunday that the National Guard is making a significant impact improving the nation’s relationship with the United States.
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September 14, 2010
Honoring Serbian contributions in two world wars, Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, placed a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero here Sept. 11.
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September 14, 2010
The National Guard’s State Partnership Program has played a key role improving relations between the United States and this Balkan republic, the U.S. ambassador said here Friday.
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September 4, 2010
Col. Francisco J. Neuman, commander, Multinational Battle Group East, Kosovo Forces, joined Bajrush Ymeri, mayor of Novoberde/Novo Brdo, Kosovo, and Jahir Syla, director of Asdreni school, Sept. 2, for a ribbon cutting ceremony dedicating the renovations to the school and new sports field.
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September 3, 2010
The Armenian military deployed its only rapid response medical package for the first time ever during a recent medical field training exercise. Joining them in Armenia were medical professionals from 3rd Air Force and the Kansas Air National Guard who watched the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) go up and simulated patients brought through for treatment by Armenian doctors and nurses.
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September 2, 2010
National Guard Soldiers from half the world away are working with a local Red Cross to bring this family, and many others like it, the vitamins, soap, toothpaste and other personal hygiene products they require in order to improve their living conditions.
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August 18, 2010
This was the scene for crowd and riot control teams from Germany, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia as they faced platoons from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E), during a two-day joint training exercise in locations across MNBG West's area of operation, Aug. 11 and 12.
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August 17, 2010
Twice a week, between 10 and 15 Soldiers from the Arkansas and Iowa National Guard with Task Force Griffin spend several hours teaching English to local students at the Youth Center in Ferizaj/Urosevac. Normally, between 60 and 80 students attend the sessions, all of whom are there voluntarily.
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July 24, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The adjutant generals of the Puerto Rican National Guard and North Dakota National Guard visit Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo July 24.
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July 16, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — A Transfer of Authority Ceremony was held July 16, as the 661st Military Police Company, U.S. Virgin Islands Army National Guard, Multinational Battle Group East, NATO Kosovo Force 12, handed over responsibility to 544th Military Police Company, MNGB E, KFOR 13, Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
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July 7, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Army Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, commander of Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E), Kosovo Forces (KFOR) 12, held an informal meeting at Camp Bondsteel July 7 with media representatives from throughout Kosovo.
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June 14, 2010
KACANIKU/KACANIK, Kosovo – Beyond the outskirts of this city’s busy main street, smaller villages dot the towering mountainous terrain surrounding the municipality. Narrow roads wind cautiously up the sides of the tree covered mountains to rural homes and villages, near the border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia.
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June 8, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Stepping off at precisely 4:38 p.m., soldiers at Camp Bondsteel marched together June 6 to remember those who have died serving in the Global War on Terrorism and all conflicts.
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May 24, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Chief of the National Guard Bureau traveled to Kosovo May 23-24 to meet with Soldiers and to learn more about the Guard’s mission in the Balkans.
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May 4, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – NATO Kosovo Force soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East kicked off a National Guard marathon May 4.
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April 30, 2010
KECSKEMET, Hungary — U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing have partnered to support the Load Diffuser Exercise 2010 April 26-May 7.
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March 18, 2010
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Although the U.S. military and its NATO allies are a capable and lethal force, “hard power” or military might, isn’t the only option in today’s environment, the commander of European Command said March 15.
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March 18, 2010
KIELCE, Poland — The phrase "train as we fight" is applicable across the Army and around the world, and it was the standard during the recent training exercise March 4-10 at Bukowka Barracks here.
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January 29, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kososvo — U.S. Army Col. Victor Torres led about a dozen soldiers from the Puerto Rico based 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade on a visit here.
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January 12, 2010
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo --The Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, 2010 due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multi-National Task Force-East.
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January 12, 2010
CAMP RIGAS FEREOS, Kosovo -- Members of a Kentucky National Guard aviation unit offered up its time and helicopters recently to help train peacekeeping partners from another nation here.
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December 4, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In September 2006, Serbian President Boris Tadic arrived in Columbus to inaugurate a partnership between the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces. On Dec. 2, 2009, Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac led a delegation to Ohio as part of that ongoing partnership.
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October 23, 2009
TEL AVIV, Israel - Nine Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force (CERF) will join about 1,000 soldiers from the 357th Air & Missile Defense Detachment out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and U.S. European Command.
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September 2, 2009
LAPOVO, Serbia - Troops from the Ohio National Guard awaken in the rolling hills of this rural town with a mission of making a difference in the lives of local students. They are refurbishing the Svetozar Markovic elementary school here alongside Serbian army engineers.
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August 31, 2009
SOKO BANJA, Serbia -Amidst the rolling hills of this rural Serbian town, nine U.S. troops have discovered the tremendous value of having a small, tight-knit community to provide support and assistance. These troops have deployed to Serbia in support of a humanitarian assistance project via the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
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August 31, 2009
PROKUPLJE AND SOKO BANJA, Serbia - Hundreds of civilians, along with Serbian government officials and Serbian and Ohio National Guard troops gathered to greet Dragan Sutanovac, Serbian Defense Minister and Jennifer Brush, U.S. Charge d'Affaires Aug. 24, 2009, as they visited schoolhouses in Prokuplje and Soko Banja, Serbia. The schools are being renovated by the joint militaries via the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program; Ohio and Serbia have been partnered since 2006.
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August 28, 2009
SOKO BANJA, Serbia - Soldiers of the 1194th Engineer Company wake up early in the morning, get dressed in their clean but still mortar covered uniforms, and step out the door. From there they are greeted by a scenic view of the mountains, a lake, gardens and numerous local townspeople, who frequently express their gratitude in gifts of food and drinks. For the 1194th, it's just another day on the job.
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August 21, 2009
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR FIELD, Romania - Approximately 350 Tennessee Army National Guard service members from units across the state returned to the United States Aug. 20 after they completed three weeks of training in Romania and Bulgaria. The service members participated in the third annual Joint Task Force-East rotation of a combined military exercise with the Romanian and Bulgarian Land Forces from Aug. 5-20.
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July 23, 2009
San Diego area soldier helps Romanians see the world a little better
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June 17, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany -As states take on more than one country in the National Guard State Partnership Program, an amazing thing is happening: The old partner is offering to share its experiences with the new partner.
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June 16, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - Lessons learned from domestic Counterdrug operations help the National Guard use its State Partnership Program to assist foreign partners tackling illegal narcotics in their countries.
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June 15, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany -The National Guard's State Partnership Program started as a confidence building measure between formerly hostile nations and has grown into solid long-standing alliances, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told conference participants here June 15, 2009.
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June 15, 2009
STUTTGART, Germany - The U.S. European Command kicked-off the bi-annual State Partnership Program (SPP) Conference here June 15. The three-day conference will highlight many new initiatives to include SPP partners co-deploying to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan, and include interactive workshops that transform SPP to the next level to ensure it provides comprehensive support for EUCOM's Strategy of Active Security. This transformation includes integrating state agencies to full-spectrum engagements to enhance civil security and increased partner capacity building efforts.
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April 10, 2009
WASHINGTON - A National Guard program has contributed to the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which grew by two more countries, April 1.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928020050im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/15752/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — Puerto Rican army Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Vicens, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general of North Dakota National Guard, and Puerto Rican army Col. Francisco J. Neuman, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, commander of Multinational Battle Group East, listen as Puerto Rican army Capt. Angel Lopez, of Guanica, Puerto Rico, officer in charge of Liaison Monitoring Team 5, Multinational Battle Group East explains the history of "Freedom Bridge" during a tour of Viti/Vitina, Kosovo July 24. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Dodds)")
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