{"id":405308,"date":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=405308"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:38:26","slug":"maryland-guard-strengthens-ties-with-bosnia-and-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=405308","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Guard Strengthens Ties With Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Airmen and Soldiers of the Maryland National Guard and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina pose for a group photo after a scenario of changing a tire and engine repair during a convoy operation from Zenica to Visoko, in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 7, 2025. The Maryland National Guard and the AFBiH held a joint logistics, vehicle maintenance, and public affairs exchange \u2014 Maryland\u2019s largest State Partnership Program event in BiH \u2014 to help prepare AFBiH for Immediate Response\u2013DEFENDER 25.
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 The Maryland National Guard and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) conducted a joint logistics exchange as part of the National Guard Bureau\u2019s State Partnership Program, April 1\u20138.<\/p>\n

More than 40 Maryland Airmen and Soldiers shared best practices with AFBiH soldiers related to vehicle maintenance, convoy operations, traffic management and sustainable logistics during the military-to-military exchange, which directly supports preparations for AFBiH\u2019s participation in Immediate Response\u2013DEFENDER 25.<\/p>\n

During the upcoming international exercise starting at the end of May, approximately 400 members of the AFBiH Light Infantry Battlegroup will conduct a 400-kilometer convoy into Croatia with military vehicles and equipment before training for two weeks with Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the 115th Military Police Battalion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could not be more excited to be over here with our team supporting this State Partnership Program event with Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 a partnership we\u2019ve had for more than 20 years,\u201d said Maryland Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Drew Dougherty, assistant adjutant general \u2013 Air. \u201cIt has been a great opportunity for our group of Airmen and Soldiers to participate in this mutually beneficial exchange, one that will help set up AFBiH for success during their upcoming U.S. European Command exercise with us next month.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classroom and hands-on knowledge sharing included procurement, transport, distribution, and the maintenance of military assets. The joint team, which is the largest SPP event ever conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also discussed Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration (JRSOI), documentation procedures, cargo preparation, and pallet building with their logistics counterparts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been in contact with our AFBiH partners for about two years now,\u201d said Maryland Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ricky Tague, the material management superintendent for the 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron. \u201cWe\u2019re here to help them prepare for Immediate Response 25 and ensure cargo is properly identified and loaded for convoy operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event was a key milestone in demonstrating the logistical readiness of the AFBiH.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir maintainers know their vehicles inside and out. I was impressed by how well they understood the systems and could explain their processes,\u201d said Maryland Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Michael Dietrich, a platoon sergeant with the 1729th Support Maintenance Company and Field Maintenance Shop supervisor. \u201cI\u2019m here to observe and assist\u2014whether it\u2019s troubleshooting transmission issues or streamlining a maintenance process, I work alongside them to find solutions.\u201d
The vehicle maintenance team, composed of Airmen and Soldiers who visited four different locations, assessed AFBiH humvees for convoy operations and shared information from their experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with members of the Air Guard has been absolutely fantastic,\u201d said Maryland Army National Guard Capt. Anton Schultz, commander for H Company, 128th Brigade Support Battalion. \u201cThe Airmen that have been on my team helping us with the vehicles have been awesome. They jump right in, they give us a great hand, and they\u2019re very knowledgeable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Airmen and Soldiers of the Maryland National Guard and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina pose for a group photo after a scenario of changing a tire and engine repair during a convoy operation from Zenica to Visoko, in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 7, 2025. The Maryland National Guard and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405310,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=405308"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405311,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405308\/revisions\/405311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/405310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=405308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=405308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=405308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}