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    OPERATION UPWARD MINUTEMAN 2019 - BOTSWANA AND N.C. NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE

    Operation Upward Minuteman 2019 - Botswana and N.C. National Guard State Partnership Exercise

    Operation Upward Minuteman 2019 - Botswana and N.C. National Guard State Partnership Exercise    

    Operation Upward Minuteman, 8 - 21 July,2019 is designed to advance relationships within the Botswana State Partnership Program and National Guard states and will help foster trust and partner capacity and exchange military to military best practices while maintaining critical skills. Botswana and the NC National Guard have been state partners for 11 years.

    2 Featured Videos

    Upward Minuteman 2019: 145th MXG

    Upward Minuteman 2019: 145th MXG
    07.18.19 | TSgt Sonia Clark | 145AW-NCANG
    Members of the 145th MXG recently trained with the Botswana Defense Forces. Approximately 170 Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama, and New...
    Upward Minuteman 2019: 145th Airlift Wing LRS

    Upward Minuteman 2019: 145th Airlift Wing LRS
    07.18.19 | TSgt Sonia Clark | 145AW-NCANG
    Approximately 170 Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey, and more than 300 Botswana Defense Forces service members participated...

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    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final Upward Minuteman Exercise

    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S....
    07.17.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana...
    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final Upward Minuteman Exercise

    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S....
    07.17.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an...
    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final Upward Minuteman Exercise

    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S....
    07.17.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The...
    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final Upward Minuteman Exercise

    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S....
    07.17.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in...
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    3 Featured Stories

    Army and Air Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey Travel to Botswana for Operation Upward Minuteman 2019

    Army and Air Guardsmen from North...
    07.24.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    More than 170 Soldiers and Airmen with National Guard units from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey traveled to Botswana to partner with...
    NC Guard Engineers work on Building Projects and Relationships in Botswana

    NC Guard Engineers work on Building...
    07.16.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    The engineers, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, are using real world plumbing and constructions projects to...
    440th Army Band plays 4th of July Celebration at the home of U.S. Ambassador to Botswana

    440th Army Band plays 4th of July...
    07.11.19 | SFC Mary Junell | NCNG
    Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army band are used to performing at patriotic events, but for the Saxophone Quartet the...