What Happened
Global Security Cooperation Through People-To-People Ties
The US National Guard’s State Partnership Program has been building relations for over 30 years, with 107 partnerships across 116 nations, facilitating cooperation in international civil-military affairs and encouraging people-to-people ties at the state level. The program is administered by the National Guard Bureau and guided by State Department foreign policy goals. Recent engagements have included aviation partnerships between Hawaii and the Philippines, explosives training with Indonesian partners, and cyber skills strengthening with Zambia. The program’s success was reported by an unknown source.