MG David Mikolaities, Adjutant General, New Hampshire National Guard, and ADM Antonio Monteiro, Chief of Defense, Cabo Verde, spoke at the 2023 Africa Chiefs of Defense Conference about the State Partnership Program (SPP).
The SPP is a Department of Defense security cooperation program managed by the Chief of National Guard Bureau, executed by geographic commands, and sourced by the 54 U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. SPP began in 1993 with the three Baltic Republics and has grown to 87 partnerships; 16 of those partnerships are among U.S. states and African nations.
