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Mechanics and logisticians with the Washington National Guard wrapped up a three-week maintenance and logistics exchange with the Royal Thai Army in Ko Chan District on May 30, 2026. The bilateral exchange sought to improve the performance and longevity of Thailand’s armored vehicle fleet. National Guard instructors teamed up with their Royal Thai Army counterparts to develop and deliver the dual-track curriculum. The training program paired a two-week Stryker and wheeled vehicle maintenance course with a one week sustainment and logistics management seminar in Ko Chan District. The training produced 19 graduates from the 11th Maintenance Support Battalion and Forward Support Companies 1 and 2. Photo by Peter Chang.
Washington Guard Boosts Thai Partners’ Armored Fleet Readiness
By Peter Chang, | July 8, 2026
CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand – Mechanics and logisticians with the Washington National Guard wrapped up a three-week maintenance and logistics exchange with the Royal Thai Army in Ko Chan District this spring, ending a...
Maj. Pierre Matte, Joint Operations Center Battle Manager, updates Ken Flowers, National Guard Bureau chief information officer/J6’s chief tech officer and division chief, J65 National Guard Bureau on the National Guard support to Seattle’s FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, June 26, 2026 at the Joint Operations Center, Camp Murray, Washington. Photo by Joseph Siemandel.
Washington Guard Tests Project Homeland During World Cup
By Joseph Siemandel, | July 8, 2026
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard’s Joint Operations Center was assessed during a June 26 World Cup game on how the state was using Project Homeland, a long-term modernization initiative designed to improve...
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, second from the right, the adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard and director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, speaks with the military member of Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, or NCPA, left, during a visit to a field operations center at the field exercise portion of Operation Lignite Coast 2026 in Agome-Glozou, Togo, June 15, 2026. U.S. Army Capt. Euston Harp, team chief for Civil Affairs Team Togo, A Company, Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, or SETAF-AF, stands on the right. Operation Lignite Coast 2026 was a training event conducted June 8-18, 2026, in various locations in Togo, focused on improving the Togolese government’s capacity to handle a variety of emergency scenarios. It culminated in a three-day field exercise that provided the NCPA’s civilian and military personnel with practical application of training concepts they previously learned in emergency response. Planning Lignite Coast began in December 2025 and involved significant collaboration with the North Dakota National Guard, Togo’s state partner through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski.
North Dakota Guard, Togo Partners Sharpen Disaster Response
By Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | July 8, 2026
AGOME-GLOZOU, Togo – Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, or NCPA, conducted a field training exercise with North Dakota disaster-relief experts and civil affairs Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task...
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