DCNG-JDF Partnership: A Long-Term Commitment to Hemispheric Security

The District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have reached yet another milestone in their long-lasting partnership, recently celebrating 25 years of mutual support, cooperation, and development under the U.S. department of Defense State Partnership Program (SPP). The following images celebrate the enduring bonds of friendship between the DCNG and the JDF and the importance of their collaborative efforts for the security of the region. In this photo, JDF members take part in exercise Tropical Dagger 24 in Kingston, Jamaica, with their U.S. counterparts, February 28, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

JDF officers receive a familiarization flight on a DCNG Army Aviation LUH-72 Lakota helicopter, at the D.C. Armory, October 5, 2024. The aerial tour was part of larger official visit marking the 25th anniversary of their partnership. (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sergeant Arthur M. Wright)

The DCNG welcomed JDF members during an annual planning meeting as part of the State Partnership Program, in Washington D.C., February 25, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sergeant Arthur M. Wright)

JDF members take part in an annual planning meeting with the DCNG, in Washington D.C., February 25, 2025. The longtime partners under the State Partnership Programs collaborated on a five-year engagement strategy, priorities, and implementation pillars. (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sergeant Arthur M. Wright)

DCNG soldiers are briefed by JDF members during a visit to the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), in Kingston, Jamaica, December 12-14, 2023. (Photo: Jamaica Defence Force)

A JDF soldier stretches out across a rope bridge during an exercise as soldiers from the DCNG and JDF wait their turn near the JDF Training Camp, Moneague, Jamaica, during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE), August 19, 2013. (Photo: D.C. National Guard)

JDF soldiers of the telecommunications team explain their mission to DCNG airmen and soldiers at Up Park Camp, during a SMEE on army wheeled vehicle maintenance, in Kingston Jamaica, December 9, 2014. (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard)

Major General John C. Andonie, DCNG interim commanding general, welcomes JDF Brigadier Markland Lloyd, force executive officer, during the Commanding General’s Reception at the D.C. Armory October 5, 2024. The reception honored the 25-year SPP relationship between the DCNG and JDF. (Photo: D.C. National Guard)