{"id":47715,"date":"2023-07-27T17:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/27\/additional-countries-consider-security-links-with-us-national-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:45:57","slug":"additional-countries-consider-security-links-with-us-national-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2023\/07\/27\/additional-countries-consider-security-links-with-us-national-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional countries consider security links with US National Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard\u2019s security partnership program in a further expansion of American military ties across Europe after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief of the National Guard, Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/About\/Biographies\/Biography\/Article\/2341315\/general-daniel-r-hokanson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Hokanson<\/a>, announced the discussions with each country, which had not previously been reported, in remarks at the National Press Club on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interest by the three countries in the program is the latest indication of how Russia\u2019s war has led each of those nations to take steps that consider ending long-standing policies of military nonalignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m pleased to announce that we will soon deepen and expand our security cooperation relationships throughout Europe,\u201d Hokanson said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland and Sweden \u201care currently in discussions for partnerships,\u201d he said, while \u201cSwitzerland is currently reviewing the relationships that other nations share with the National Guard and assessing the possibility of the program in their future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland and Sweden were the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/07\/11\/swedens-rocky-road-from-neutrality-toward-nato-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\">most recent countries<\/a> to seek NATO membership; Finland joined in April and Sweden is waiting for approval. Longtime-neutral Switzerland began considering easing export controls on sending weapons to active war zones earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Guard\u2019s State Partnership Program is a lesser-known but key military instrument for U.S. troops to build relationships with foreign militaries by conducting regular training and education exchanges with young officers. It partners National Guard units with host nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program can help foreign military better shape their own operations to reflect Western military organization and equipment. That is something seen as key to getting a host of Eastern European nations on NATO standards to ease how multinational armies could conduct operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Guard program began 30 years ago after the collapse of the Soviet Union as former Soviet states looked for ways to move away from their communist-styled military organization. Ukraine was one of the first to join the National Guard program, partnering with California\u2019s National Guard. From the earliest days of Russia\u2019s invasion, Ukraine\u2019s air force has reached out for support to the California National Guard partners it trained with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sweden and neighbor Finland ended their policy of military nonalignment after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Both applied for NATO membership, seeking protection under the organization\u2019s security umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland, which shares a more than 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) border with Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/04\/04\/finland-joins-nato-dealing-blow-to-russia-for-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">joined NATO<\/a> in April. But Sweden, which has avoided military alliances for more than 200 years, had previously been delayed due to objections from Turkey. 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