Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina, Army Brig. Gen. Robin B. Stilwell, Director of the Joint Staff of the South Carolina National Guard, and other National Guard leaders, meet with leaders of the Colombian military in Columbia, South Carolina, , 2024. The event was part of the South Carolina-Colombia State Partnership Program (SPP), a cooperative military-to-military exchange administered by the National Guard Bureau, that facilitates cooperation between National Guard units and foreign allies. The day started with a key-leaders meeting at
Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina, Army Brig. Gen. Robin B. Stilwell, Director of the Joint Staff of the South Carolina National Guard, and other National Guard leaders, meet with leaders of the Colombian military in Columbia, South Carolina, , 2024. The event was part of the South Carolina-Colombia State Partnership Program (SPP), a cooperative military-to-military exchange administered by the National Guard Bureau, that facilitates cooperation between National Guard units and foreign allies. The day started with a key-leaders meeting at the South Carolina Military Department headquarters, Office of the Adjutant General, where McCarty and Stilwell, jointly with Maj. Gen Jeff Jones, the deputy Adjutant General for South Carolina, welcomed Gen. Helder Fernando Giraldo Bonilla, Chief of Defense of the Colombian Military Forces and Maj. Gen. Juan Carlos Correa Consuegra, Colombian Chief of Joint Staff for Strategic Planning. The meeting was followed by a South Carolina National Guard capabilities briefing and a visit to the South Carolina Army National Guard Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES) at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover. During the UTES visit, the team watched a M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge demonstration-launch, as well as touring the maintenance facilities. ( Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Roby Di Giovine)
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