Indiana–Slovakia National Guard Partnership
The Indiana–Slovakia National Guard Partnership is one of 25 European partnerships that make-up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 88 worldwide partnerships that make up the National Guard State Partnership Program. Since its inception in 1994, the Indiana and Slovakia partnership has grown steadily in its offerings, training events, and personnel. History "There are few subjects as important to me as our State Partnership Program with Slovakia. This is an extraordinary program, which has far exceeded our expectations. We have learned, we have shared and we have been enriched." – MG Martin Umbarger, Adjutant General, Indiana National Guard Overview Indiana-Slovakia Partnership since 1994 NATO member since 2004. EU member since 1 May 2004 UN member since 31 July 1992 Full partner in NATO Executed over 200 bi-lateral events since partnership began Participated in KFOR 2004-2010 Participating in Cyprus UN Mission Slovakia's military is made up of land, air, air defense and special forces Advanced Economy based on increasing privatization of business characterized with high economic growth. When Czechoslovakia divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, the Department of Defense and the U.S. State Department saw a great opportunity to become allies with these two