Oklahoma–Azerbaijan National Guard Partnership
| Part of the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program | |
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| Origin | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Country president | Ilham Aliyev |
| Prime minister | Ali Asadov |
| Minister of defense | Zakir Hasanov |
| Ambassador to U.S. | Khazar Ibrahim |
| Ambassador to Azerbaijan | Robert Cekuta |
| State Governor | Kevin Stitt |
| Adjutant general | Thomas Mancino |
| 2012 Engagements | 12[1] |
| NATO member | No |
| EU member | No |
The Oklahoma-Azerbaijan National Guard Partnership is one of 25 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 88 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.[2]
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Safar Abiyev, holding a meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Baku in June 2010.
U.S. 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.
Minister of Defense for Azerbaijan (in cowboy hat) presenting Adjutant General of Oklahoma, with a gift from Azerbaijan.
History
[edit]- 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.[citation needed]
Partnership mission
[edit]- Emphasis on enabling coalition support.
- Renovation on airfields in Azerbaijan
- Medical University MOUs and Agreements
- Build on established Agriculture University MOUs and current partnerships, USAID and DTRA projects.
Proposed cooperation:
- NATO Interoperability Cooperation
- Hone Agriculture and University Cooperation[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 EUCOM SPP Events" (PDF). U.S. European Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "National Guard SPP". The National Guard. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "SPP Data". U.S. European Command. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "SPP Data" (PDF). U.S. European Command. Retrieved 23 January 2013.