From 16-20 July, Nebraska and Texas National Guard CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Specialists Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) Eric Cole and Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jeremy Garza took part in a week-long training event with the 31st CBRN Regiment in Liberec. The exchange focused on equipment, tactics, and techniques for Reconnaissance and Decontamination ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
From July 9-12, members of the Nebraska and Texas National Guard participated in a State Partnership event with the 7th Mechanized Brigade “Dukelska” in Hranice . The event focused on ways of working with the information obtained from the battlefield environment and incorporating them into the U.S. Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). This process allows ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 18 July, 2018 | Topics: Events, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
Twenty four top enlisted leaders from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Texas, Nebraska, NATO School and NATO ACT presented and discussed a wide range of NCOs related topics, such as future development of NCO Corps, mutual cooperation in the area of education and training, challenges connected with the management of enlisted force and sharing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 7 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
On May 23, the Nebraska Air and Army National Guard partnered with USAF and Czech Air Force personnel to develop procedures for loading MI-171 helicopters onboard US transport aircraft. The event involved loading a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 on the flightline of the Nebraska Army National ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
Members of the Texas National Guard’s, 111th Engineer Battalion and the Czech Republic’s 15 Engineer Regiment took part in a Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Route Clearance exchange from 14- 18 May 2018. The event was designed to share and enhance the U.S and Czech Republic’s knowledge on current ISIS and Taliban Tactics, Techniques and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
Nebraska Firefighters from
155th Air Refueling Wing of the Nebraska Air National Guard conducted an exchange of lessons on safety procedures, rescue techniques, and firefighting tactics with Czech firefighters from various airbases on August 17-18. The Nebraska Firefighters learned how to safely rescue pilots from the Czech Republic’s primary fighter jet, firefighting equipment, to include vehicles and personal gear used by the Czech Republic. The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 25 August, 2017 | Topics: Events, Military Cooperation | Tags: SPP, State Partnership Program
Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard spent a great week with the
31st CBRN Regiment in Liberec the end of June. The soldiers were hosted by Regimental Command Sergeant Major Dolozim and his Senior Non-Commissioned Officers. They discussed and shared tactics, techniques and procedures for site exploitation, decontamination operations, equipment incorporation and NCO development.
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By US Embassy Prague | 10 July, 2017 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
Airmen from Texas and Nebraska Air National Guard units partnered with the Czech Air Force to participate in a subject matter expert exchange of maintenance information March 20-23, 2017, at air bases in the Czech Republic. The maintenance exchange was part of a state partnership program between the Texas and Nebraska Air National Guards and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 30 March, 2017 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
National Guard soldiers from Nebraska and Texas spent time recently with the 4th Rapid Deployable Brigade in Zatec to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures for the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield or IPB. Soldiers from the Brigade and subordinate battalion S2, or intelligence offices, discussed the steps in the IPB process and conducted practical exercises ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 25 November, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
On August 31, U.S. Ambassador to the CR Andrew Schapiro, Czech Ambassador to the U.S. Petr Gandalovic, Deputy Defense Minister Jakub Landovsky and other guests visited the airfield in Pardubice. The main goal of the visit were the joint exercises of our and foreign soldiers that have been taking places at the base. The delegation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Prague | 2 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Military Cooperation, News | Tags: Pardubice, State Partnership Program
Four soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard, the 436th Chemical Company based in Laredo, participated in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Site Response exchange with the Czech Republic’s 31st CBRN Regiment, headquartered in Liberec, at the Vyskov Military Training Academy on July 18—22. Over the course of a week the two units ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 17 August, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
The Office of Defense Cooperation and the Czech Logistics Agency held in June an exchange to open cooperation within the Military Fire and Rescue domain. The three day exchange was held at Kbely Air Base but also included a trip to Pardubice to observe the “show me what you can” military fire fighter competition. The ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 13 July, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
28 U.S. Army Cadets from across the United States to include Guam and Puerto Rico completed on June 25 a three week exchange with the Czech Land Forces for the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) program. U.S. Army Cadet Command states that the Army recognizes the need for young leaders to develop more cultural ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 12 July, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
14 Czech Land Forces engineers from the 15th Engineer Regiment in Bechyne traveled to Fort Hood Texas and partnered with the
Texas Army National Guard ’s 551st Multi-Role Bridge Company from El Campo Texas and the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division to execute a combined Wet Gap Crossing on Lake Belton on June 21. Czech soldiers were able ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 11 July, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
Members of the Czech Military Police and Army National Guard Soldiers from Texas and Nebraska shared from May 30th to June 3rd their experiences on Biometric devices recently at the Regional Military Police Command headquarters in Olomouc in a coordinated effort with the Office of Defense Cooperation, US European Command and US Army Europe. The ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 15 June, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
The Office of Defense Cooperation , through the State Partnership program with Nebraska and Texas, organized a seminar on methods for success in Army Recruitment. The seminar explored all aspects of recruitment, including marketing and recruiter management strategy. The event was hosted in Brno and included a visit to the Moravian and Prague Recruitment Centers, where the Czech military is ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 10 June, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
The Office of Defense Cooperation conducted a combined exchange for Operational Planning with Officers and Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) of the Czech Military in May. The event was hosted by the University of Defense in Brno and included instructors from the Marine Corp Command and Staff College as well as soldiers from Texas and Nebraska as part of the State Partnership ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 1 June, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
From April 4-7, 2016, the Czech Military hosted Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) from their State Partners in Texas and Nebraska. The exchange discussed professional development, structured self-development, NCO leadership, management and military education . Over 30 senior NCOs from across the Czech Military attended seminars and exchanges over the three days. Additionally the team met ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 19 April, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
In its 24th year, the State Partnership Program with the Czech Republic and states of Nebraska and Texas has become as robust and active as any in the world. During the month of March, National Guard Soldiers from each state were in Czech Republic on various programs. The spectrum of events went from tactical exchanges ...
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By US Embassy Prague | 31 March, 2016 | Topics: Military Cooperation, News | Tags: State Partnership Program
