State Partnership Program

10:29 AM5/27/2025

TAN TAN, Morocco – Soldiers assigned to the 744th Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard partnered with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), for a sling load exercise, May 17, 2025, at Tan Tan, Morocco, during African Lion 25.

1:52 PM3/28/2025

CBRN defense is a critical component of military preparedness, involving hazard detection, protection and mitigation. U.S., Kenyan and Tanzanian militaries, like most militaries, have specialized units and equipment dedicated to CBRN operations, including the use of protective gear, detection systems and decontamination procedures. These efforts safeguard troops and civilians from the harmful effects of CBRN agents in various operational environments.

2:41 PM1/27/2024

NAIROBI, Kenya – The final planning event for exercise Justified Accord 24, hosted by the Kenyan Defence Forces in Nairobi, Kenya, took place here January 22 – 26, 2024.

9:29 AM5/5/2023

MONROVIA, Liberia – U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion and 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), conducted a civil military coordination (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia April 24-28, 2023.

9:34 AM9/27/2022

A team of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders, who were handpicked based on their expertise, meet with Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide, a quick reaction military unit in Djibouti, Aug. 11-19 as part of the State Partnership Program.

1:34 PM7/1/2022

The Utah Army National Guard Medical Detachmnet, the U.S. Army 30th Medical Brigade, and the Royal Moroccan Army collaborated to provide real-world humanitarian assistance to the local population in Morocco while simultaneously conducting medical readiness training during African Lion 2022.

6:23 AM4/28/2022

Members of Niger’s Forces Armées Nigériennes (FAN), as part of a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) initiative, recently completed the inaugural Basic Training Enhancement Program at Tondibiah Basic Training Camp, Niger, March 28, 2022.

10:38 AM1/12/2022

Soldiers from U.S. Embassy Niamey, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the Regional Training Institute of the Indiana Army National Guard discuss final project plans and combine efforts to enhance the Forces Armées Nigériennes basic training program Dec. 07, 2021, in Niamey, Niger.

2:53 PM9/17/2021

Brig. Gen. Ronald Cupples visits with Kenyan military officials during his first visit as the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa deputy commanding general from the National Guard component. (U.S. Army Photo)

2:53 PM9/17/2021

Brig. Gen. Ronald Cupples visits with Kenyan military officials during his first visit as the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa deputy commanding general from the National Guard component. (U.S. Army Photo)

10:58 AM8/26/2021

Ghanaian soldiers visited North Dakota Aug. 9-16, 2021, to attend the Best Warrior Competition, an annual event in which National Guard Soldiers compete and demonstrate their skills. Ghana and North Dakota are partners in the State Partnership Program, a Department of Defense security cooperation program managed by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)

7:07 PM6/7/2021

African Lion 21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which will employ a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among partner nations and enhance the ability to operate in the African theater of operations.

3:20 PM5/20/2021

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and SETAF-AF Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., right, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

11:08 AM5/20/2021

4:44 PM2/16/2021