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Pennsylvania-Lithuania State Partnership
Pennsylvania-Lithuania
Origin1993
Country PresidentDalia Grybauskaite
Prime MinisterAlgirdas Butkevicius
Minister of DefenseJuozas Olekas
Ambassador to U.S.Elin Suleymanov
Ambassador to LithuaniaDeborah Ann McCarthy
Adjutant GeneralMG Wesley E. Craig
2012 EngagementsTBD
Current ISAF Pax240
NATO memberYes (2004)
EU memberYes (2004)
Lithuania

The Pennsylvania-Lithuania National Guard Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make-up the National Guard State Partnership Program.[1].

History

  • Declared Independence in 1991.
  • Established State Partnership Program on April 27, 1993.
  • EU and NATO accession in 2004
  • Lithuania cooperates with Estonia and Latvia in several joint military exercises. (SABRE STRIKE, AMBER HOPE)
  • Lithuania’s niche capability for NATO is water purification. They have a significant interest in the development of an Energy Security Center of Excellence.
  • Lithuania hosts the Baltic Air Policing Mission at Šiauliai International Airport.[2]

Partnership focus

The #1 defense priority of Lithuania is Energy Security. Other focus areas include Cyber Defense and NATO participation (both ISAF and exercises).

Military to Military:

  • Continue to participate in expeditionary operations and ISAF.
  • Develop new and capable interagency partnerships.
  • Continue to assist Lithuania to prioritize their support of international operations and foster the continued co-deployments with PANG units.

Future Years Proposed Events:

  • SABRE STRIKE 2013 (Lithuania) – USAREUR has asked PA to provide the HICON, light infantry platoon and artillery SMEs to support the exercise.
  • AMBER HOPE 2014
  • VIGILANT GUARD 2014
  • PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) – Building Partnership Capacity for Crisis Response[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Guard SPP". The National Guard. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "SPP Data" (PDF). U.S. European Command. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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