Washington and Thailand celebrate 20 years of friendship through Partnership Program

Photo By Joseph Siemandel | Group photo during Brig. Gen. Welsh's visit to Thailand on March 1, 2022. (courtesy photo)

CAMP MURRAY, WA, UNITED STATES

Story by Joseph Siemandel  

Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard  

This year the Washington National Guard will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its State Partnership Program with the Kingdom of Thailand. It also marks the return for in-person exchanges between the two partner organizations.

“We found some creative ways to work around COVID and we were able to get our Thai counterparts in Washington state in the second half of 2021,” said Lt. Col. Keith Kosik, director of the Washington National Guard’s State Partnership Program. “It is nice though to be able to get our folks back to Thailand and continue on the relationship building we have done for 20 years.”

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Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, visited the two Washington National Guard partner countries, Malaysia and Thailand, in late February. This was the first visit to the region for the Washington National Guard in nearly two years.

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