Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņš, Latvian chief of defense, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, Ināra Mūrniece, Latvian minister of defense, and U.S. Ambassador Christopher Robinson, speak May 3, 2023 during a ceremony in Riga, Latvia, at an event honoring 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). The SPP has been instrumental in developing Latvia's defense capabilities including the professionalization of the of the Latvian National Guard, medical and engineer cooperation, the establishment of Latvia’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) program, multiple combined deployments to Afghanistan, and the certification of Lielvārde Airfield as a fully functioning base for NATO air power (National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Ashley Goodwin).
Date Taken: | 05.03.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.06.2023 03:19 |
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VIRIN: | 230503-A-ME297-549 |
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Location: | RIGA, LV |
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