Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended the 2025 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference on Aug. 27-28 in Hua Him, Thailand to strengthen the National Guard’s partnerships in the region.

Lawmakers praised the successes of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program (SPP) as a means of strengthening national and international security.

Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, the National Guard Bureau’s senior leader emphasized the Guard’s value to America.

The latest Quarterly National Guard Commander’s Update Brief held Nov. 14 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, highlighted a vital effort to synchronize Guard activities with the strategic objectives of U.S. Army Pacific and the Indo-Pacific Command, according to officials.

Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson — the chief of the National Guard Bureau — says a Guard program that strengthens America’s ties with its allies can grow.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — About 50 members of the Air National Guard and the Romanian and Polish Armed Forces focused on space as a warfighting domain during exercise Vulcan Guard Bolt 6 at NATO’s Allied Air Command in late March.

The Senate formally recognized 30 years of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program last week. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Lindsey Graham...

As the Department of Defense and the National Guard's State Partnership Program celebrated its 30th anniversary recently, senior leaders and officials...

Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told an audience of senior military officers from around the world Monday that the...

Officials from around the globe will join National Guard leaders next week to celebrate 30 years of building and nurturing international trust through...

An annual National Guard cyber exercise that's now underway is focused on responding to attacks on the U.S. transportation system. Cyber Shield 2023...

The National Guard’s State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the...