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About This Partnership

The relationship between the Vermont National Guard and the Republic of Senegal was established in 2008. Senegalese President Wade visited Vermont in 2008, Senegalese President Sall visited in 2014 and President Obama visited Senegal in 2013. Numerous medical, engineer and aviation exercises have occurred during this partnership.

The partnership between Vermont and Senegal has included engagements in disaster management and domestic response, force management, peace and stability operations, and intensive medical exercises.

In 2015, the Vermont National Guard and engineers with the Senegalese Armed Forces constructed a humanitarian land mine detection training range at Camp Moussa Diom, Bargny, Senegal. The Vermont National Guard and the Republic of Senegal continue to work together in Humanitarian Mine Action programs.

The Vermont National Guard's skilled medical staff partnered with Senegalese counterparts to enhance medical skills by providing real-world medical services to people in Senegal. The Vermont National Guard performed medical training exercises with Senegalese medical teams as part of MEDRETE-18 and MEDRETE-22.

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Sept. 3, 2020

Vermont Air National Guard Innovates, Completes First-Ever Virtual Workshop with African Nation

Vermont Air National Guard — Across the span of three days in July, the Vermont Air National Guard partnered with the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., to host the first-ever, entirely virtual engagement with any African Military Education Program school in Africa: a course on professional military education (PME) and continuing education for Senegalese Air Force instructors.

General Cheikh WADE - Deputy Chiefs D'Etat Major General Des Armees discussed the upcoming Key Leadership Engagement with the Deputy Chiefs D'Etat Major General Des Armess and the Senegalese Armed Forces service chiefs in Dakal, Senegal, Jan. 23, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Takisha Miller)

Jan. 28, 2020

U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy

DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Ryan P. Burton, U.S. Africa Command acting command senior enlisted leader, met with the Senegal Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Birame Diop, his staff, and Senegalese command senior enlisted leaders Jan. 22-23, in Dakar City, Senegal.

Vermont Adjutant General Col. Gregory Knight receives the Presidential Order of the Lion from President Macky Sall on July 4th, at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partners for eleven years in the State Partnership Program administered by the United States National Guard Bureau. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez)

Aug. 1, 2019

Adjutant General visits state partner Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal — Recently, the Commander of the Vermont National Guard (Adjutant General of Vermont) Colonel Knight posed this question to His Excellence, President Macky Sall: “How can we further build upon and improve the relationship Vermont has had with Senegal for eleven years under the guidance of the State Partnership Program?”

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