Pennsylvania National Guard Hosted BALTDEFCOL Delegation

As State Partner to Lithuania, the Pennsylvania National Guard (PA NG) has forged extensive relationships within the Baltic region over the past two decades. Beginning with the Joint Command and General Staff Course 2013-2014, the BALTDEFCOL's ties with PA NG will deepen even further with the arrival of PA NG's first Officer to the Course.

This aspect was one of the focal points of the BALTDEFCOL visit to the PA NG Headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap, as the Adjutant General, Major General Wesley Craig, welcomed BALTDEFCOL Commandant Major General Vitalijus Vaikšnoras on his first visit to his headquarters. Brigadier General Tim Hilty was also on hand, and escorted the Commandant throughout the PA NG facilities, which included the National Counter Drug Training Center and the 166th Regiment.