UNIPATH STAFF
Soldiers from Kazakhstan traveled to Arizona in the United States in August 2022 to discuss expansion of military cooperation with the Arizona National Guard and U.S. Central Command.
Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, Arizona’s Adjutant General, praised the joint benefits accruing from the 30-year partnership between Kazakh forces and the National Guard under the State Partnership Program.
“The United States values Kazakhstan’s commitment to peace and security in Central Asia. We remain committed to the strong and growing partnership between our countries. We believe we can build on the successes in our relationship to support regional stability and sovereignty,” Maj. Gen. Muehlenbeck said.
“Our consultative staff talks validate our mutual military objectives and explore ideas for future cooperation at the operational and strategic level. There are events included within our plan that provide U.S. security cooperation support to Kazakhstan to achieve partnership goals.”
An 11-person Army and Air team from the Arizona National Guard traveled to Tajikistan in August 2022 to participate in the two-week Regional Cooperation 22 exercise sponsored by U.S. Central Command. Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also participated in the peacekeeping exercise.
“The interoperability that comes from exercises like this is intangible,” Maj. Gen. Muehlenbeck said. “The National Guard’s State Partnership Program gives us the opportunity to work together tactically and strategically and this not only benefits our partner nations, but our U.S. servicemen and women as well.”
Source: Arizona National Guard