Oklahoma – Azerbaijan National Guard Partnership
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| Origin | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Country President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Prime Minister | Artur Rasizade |
| Minister of Defense | Safar Abiyev |
| Ambassador to U.S. | Elin Suleymanov |
| Ambassador to Azerbaijan | Richard Morningstar |
| Adjutant General | MG Myles L. Deering |
| 2012 Engagements | 12[1] |
| Current ISAF Pax | 94 |
| NATO member | No |
| EU member | No |
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Azerbaijan
The Oklahoma-Azerbaijan National Guard Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.[2]
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right center, and Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev, left center, hold a meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 7, 2010.
US Airmen assigned to the Oklahoma Air National Guard unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft onto a Russian truck in Azerbaijan in May 2007.
US Defense Secretary Gates visits leaders in Azerbaijan in order to strengthen the US military relationship with the country.
Minister of Defense for Azerbaijan (in cowboy hat),presents Adjutant General of Oklahoma, with a gift fromAzerbaijan.
Oklahoma Air National Guard member offload supplies in Baku, Azerbaijan.
History
- State Partnership was established in 2003[3]
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations are prominent in Azerbaijan's political and military agenda.
- Azerbaijan seeks to balance relations with neighbors Russia and Iran with that of the US and the West.
Partnership focus
Military to Military:
- Emphasis on enabling coalition support.
- US decisions on Airfield Upgrades in AZE
Mil to Civ
- Medical University MOUs and Agreements
- Build on established Agriculture University MOUs and current partnerships, USAID and DTRA projects.
Future Years Proposed Events:
- Continue NATO Interoperability Cooperation
- Hone Agriculture and University Cooperation[4]
References
- ↑ "2012 EUCOM SPP Events" (PDF). U.S. European Command. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "National Guard SPP". The National Guard. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "SPP Data". U.S. European Command. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "SPP Data" (PDF). U.S. European Command. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
External links
- The EUCOM State Partnership page for Oklahoma-Azerbaijan
- Department of Defense News on the Oklahoma-Azerbaijan Partnership
- EUCOM SPP
- National Guard Bureau SPP
- National Guard Bureau SPP News Archives
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