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Sept. 21, 2021
Vermont, North Macedonia officials discuss expanding state partnership
CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — The Vermont National Guard hosted a press conference Sept. 21 with North Macedonia Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska, Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Secretary of Commerce and Community Development Lindsay Kurrle to discuss new steps toward increased cooperation between the state and the new NATO ally.
Aug. 18, 2021
Vermont delegation visits state partner North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont Adjutant General, and a delegation of leadership from Vermont visited North Macedonia as part of the State Partnership Program.
May 28, 2021
Vermont seeks to build upon partnership with North Macedonia
CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the state adjutant general, will travel to North Macedonia May 29, accompanied by Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Lindsay Kurrle, the state secretary of commerce and community development, to discuss how the state might build upon the existing State Partnership Program into economic areas.
Nov. 7, 2020
Training Must Go On: VT Guard Hosts Virtual Trauma Care Training with North Macedonia
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — In an upstairs room at her home in New York, while her children and dogs are playing downstairs, Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, sits down at her computer screen with pieces of training equipment nearby, hoping to avoid being interrupted. It was September 28, the first day of a three-day trauma nurse training, when she logged on to greet participants virtually - a new normal during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2020
North Macedonia joins NATO as its 30th member
COLCHESTER, Vermont — North Macedonia officially completed its accession into NATO as its 30th ally March 27, following the ratification of the alliance’s accession protocol by all 29 member nations and the conclusion of formal ceremonies at the U.S. Department of State. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed North Macedonia into the “NATO family” at a formal flag-raising event held in Brussels.
Feb. 21, 2020
Vermont Soldiers to support North Macedonia natural disaster training
CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Vermont Soldiers leave for North Macedonia Feb. 22 to assist in developing two potential natural disaster scenarios, with their focus on planning and logistical issues faced in a real-world crisis.
Jan. 30, 2019
Lengyel: National Guard committed to 'long game' with SPP
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The National Guard takes a long-term view of its partnerships with more than one-third of the world’s countries, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said during visits to three countries in the Western Balkans this week.
Sept. 27, 2018
U.S., Macedonia participate in flood response exercise
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — A team of nine American first responders traveled to Skopje for a flood response exercise Sept. 17-21. Named Comprehensive Response Vodno 2018, the exercise is part of the U.S. Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program, under the Center for Civil-Military Relations.
Oct. 7, 2014
Vermont's adjutant general says Macedonian partnership remains strong
CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Returning from the Vermont National Guard’s State Partnership country, Macedonia, Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general, was extremely optimistic about the future of the partnership and the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia, Vermont and Senegal, Vermont’s other State Partnership country.
Aug. 13, 2013
N. Macedonian army conducts combined training with 186th BSB
FORT DRUM, New York — Members of the North Macedonian army are training through combined operations with the 186th Brigade Support Battalion here, from Aug. 4 and scheduled to stay until Aug. 19.
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