U.S. Army South Hosts State Partnership Program Conference

By By Major Jamelle Garner

January 31, 2017

Military leaders from 20 states descended upon Fort Sam Houston on January 18th in support of the DoD joint security cooperation program, managed by the National Guard Bureau that matches the states/territories of National Guards within the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility of Central and South America and the Caribbean.

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