SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (First Alert 4) - The Illinois National Guard and the Portuguese Armed Forces have joined a State Partnership Program (SPP), the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Guard ...

LISBON, Portugal – The Illinois National Guard and the Ministry of National Defense of the Portuguese Republic held a ceremony Jan. 12 to officially establish a new State Partnership Program agreement ...

U.S. soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia National Guard, engage targets from a support by fire position during a blank fire iteration of Immediate Response ...

LISBON - Portugal has joined the United States’ State Partnership Program, which can lead to joint exercises, sharing of expertise in disaster response and collaborative efforts to address mutual ...

According to the Indiana National Guard, the State Partnership Program "supports the security cooperation objectives of the United States and the Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC) by developing ...