STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, poses for a photo with Marine Corps. Maj. Gen. Dante Hidalgo, commander, Naval Reserve Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines, during a visit on Sept. 10, at Muelle Del Codo, Port Area, Manila. The office call is part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a partner with the Guam National Guard and Hawaii National Guard. Guam National Guard photo by Maj. Josephine Blas
INSPECTION: Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, marching on right, conducts an inspection of Philippine Air Force members, during a visit on Sept. 10 at Villamor Air Base, Manila. The visit is part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a partner with the Guam National Guard and Hawaii National Guard. Guam National Guard photo by Maj. Josephine Blas
VISIT: Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, left, poses for a photo with Philippine Army Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, during a visit on Sept. 10 at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila. The visit is part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a partner with the Guam National Guard and Hawaii National Guard. Guam National Guard photo by Maj. Josephine Blas
PASS AND REVIEW: Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, left, and Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Rodylyn Manzano, Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve, commander, 7th Marine Brigade Reserve, salute during the playing of the national anthems and a pass and review ceremony on Sept. 11 at Fort Andres Bonafacio, Manila. The visit is part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a partner with the Guam National Guard and Hawaii National Guard. Guam National Guard photo by Maj. Josephine Blas
BILATERAL EXCHANGE: Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, front center, poses for a photo with State Partnership Program participants at the Bilateral Exchange Calendar Board on Sept. 9 at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ortigas, Philippines. Participants included leadership from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Guam National Guard and Hawaii National Guard, and their staffers, who were on hand to present briefings and after-action reviews of Subject Matter Expert Exchanges from the last six months, and talk about plans for the next five years. Guam National Guard photo by Maj. Josephine Blas
Members of the Philippine military and the Guam and Hawaii National Guard recently met to plan upcoming training activities.
The three forces have worked together for almost 20 years under the State Partnership Program. The program is “a key U.S. security cooperation tool, facilitating cooperation across all aspects of international civil-military affairs and encouraging people-to-people ties at the state level,” according to a Guam Guard news release.
Since its start in 2000, the partnership has increased its activities from four per year to more than 30 per year.
From 2015 to 2017, the State Partnership Program paved the way for Guam and Hawaii soldiers and airmen to work together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to rebuild and renovate three schools damaged by typhoons and earthquakes in the Philippines. They've also provided medical, dental, search-and-rescue, and engineering responses that have helped thousands of people, the release states.
Maj. Gen. Esther Aguigui, adjutant general of the Guam National Guard, said, “The work we are doing today will help to build and strengthen our two great countries as we continue to work together in the fight against terrorism and respond to man-made or natural disasters – for the betterment of our people.
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