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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?”

March 1, 2019

Expedited weapon delivery to Senegal proves process

THEIS, Senegal — A foreign military sales case that provided M4 carbines to partner country Senegal shows the FMS process is flexible and can be tailored to fit the need.

The Vermont National Guard and Senegalese Armed Forces engineers are renovating the firing range through their State Partnership Program relationship.

April 16, 2018

Vermont Guard engineers kick off range project

MOUNT ROLLAND TRAINING SITE, Senegal — Vermont National Guard Engineers kicked off a firing range project here with a team of Senegalese Armed Force Engineers Monday.

Vermont Guard members obtain medical experience in Senegal

March 20, 2018

Vermont National Guard medical personnel work in Senegal

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Vermont National Guard members mobilized to Senegal Feb. 4-23 to work with Senegalese medical personnel to obtain experience providing services as part of a medical readiness training exercise.

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U.S. Army Soldiers of the Medical Detachment, or MEDDET, Garrison Support Command, Vermont Army National Guard, conduct a simulated casualty evacuation at Range 6-3 during Task Force Centennial Alliance 2026, Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., April 22, 2026. U.S. Army Pfc. Sheila Watson, 181st Engineer Construction Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, practices using a radio under the guidance of MEDDET’s experienced, non-commissioned officers. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Barb Pendl.
Vermont Guard Engineers Mark Century of Training During Centennial Alliance 2026
By Sgt. 1st Class Barbara Pendl, | May 4, 2026
ETHAN ALLEN FIRING RANGE, Vt. – Marking a century of military training and innovation, leaders of the Vermont Army National Guard and Ethan Allen Firing Range directed an effort in April to blend history, modernization and...
Sgt. Rocco Carley, an Oregon Army National Guard recruiter with 2-162 Infantry Battalion, and Pfc. Christian Patino, also an infantryman 2-162, speak with a community member during the Wildfire Readiness Fair in Corvallis, Oregon, on May 2, 2026. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Cory Grogan.
Oregon Guard Supports Wildfire Preparedness
By Sgt. 1st Class Cory Grogan, | May 4, 2026
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Soldiers with the Oregon National Guard joined about 20 local, state and federal responders and community partners May 2 at the Wildfire Readiness Fair in Benton County, highlighting their role in preparing...
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel K. Ayers, 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, unit training manager, top, demonstrates the side-mount guard position on Master Sgt. Steven T. Johnson, 145th SFS instructor, bottom, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Training Academy, Charlotte, N.C., May 2, 2026. The 145th SFS conducted ground combative training to sharpen close-quarter threat response and strengthen mental and physical readiness for high-stress situations. Photo by Senior Airman Zeno Kang.
North Carolina Guard Trains on Ground Combatives Techniques
By Senior Airman Zeno Kang, | May 4, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, conducted combatives training May 2 that focused on control, awareness and the ability to safely resolve physical...
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