New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced today the signing of a state partnership agreement between the New York National Guard and the country of Sweden as part of the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York and Marcos Soler, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety of New York took part in a signing ceremony into the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. The signing ceremony took place at One world trade center in Manhattan on July 12, 2024. Sweden’s Minister for Defence Pal Jonson and Major General Johan Pekkari took part in the signing ceremony on behalf of Sweden.
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