NORTH LITTLE ROCK Ark. -- (L-R) Guatemalan Cols. Miguel Orozco, J2 Intelligence director; Edgar Agustin, J3 Operations director; and Romeo Nerio, Training command director; examine an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aircraft used for low-altitude reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition operated by the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Maj. Gen. Walfre Carranza, Guatemala’s chief of defense, led a six-person delegation that toured Arkansas National Guard facilities May 13-15, 2021, at Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark., and the 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark., as part of Arkansas’ and Guatemala’s participation in the State Partnership Program. The National Guard Bureau administers the State Partnership Program, and it’s guided by State Department foreign policy goals. Arkansas and Guatemala, paired together in 2002, have a long, rich history of military and cultural exchanges that have mutually benefitted both. SPP has been building relationships for more than 25 years and now includes 82 partnerships with 89 nations around the globe.
Date Taken: | 05.13.2021 |
Date Posted: | 05.17.2021 11:14 |
Photo ID: | 6647893 |
VIRIN: | 210513-Z-NY349-0123 |
Resolution: | 5353x3503 |
Size: | 15.24 MB |
Location: | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ALABAMA, US |
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