We are more alike than I initially thought, and it has been an awesome experience working out here.” “When we get to work with other NATO forces, we get an idea of how to work with each other, how we operate. “This is my first time going out of the country,” Lynch says. Josh Lynch was one of the Maryland National Guardsmen who traveled to SPP partner Estonia for Spring Storm, the Estonian Defence Force’s largest annual military exercise. “By sharing what we’re good at, we both become better.” And, for our military leaders, it’s one-on-one training and learning from our partners because each partner has unique capabilities and specialties, as we do. “It gets them out there to give them a better picture of the globe and some of the issues other nations face. 1, it gives our Guardsmen the experience of operating in a unique environment,” Hokanson says. Current and former senior leaders say it is equally beneficial to both partners. The SPP pairs the National Guard of every state, territory, and the District of Columbia with nations around the world. “The Department of Defense, and the State Department, and – particularly – the geographic combatant commanders see the value it provides.”
Daniel Hokanson, 29th Chief of the National Guard Bureau. “The utility of the SPP is something you can’t put a price on,” says Army Gen. – On the eve of its 30th anniversary, the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program has matured into thriving security cooperation relationships with 100 nations. This is part two of the five part series "State Partnership Program turns 30."
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