State Partnership Program (SPP), a US-sponsored security cooperation program, has announced the three members including Gabon. Established in 1993, the SPP is run by the Air National Guard and now involves more than 45% of the world’s countries. The program creates strong, strategic partnerships through military-to-military engagements, exercises and key leader engagements. The relationships often lead to co-deployments and close civil, government and commerce ties. “We don’t come with preconditions,” Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, National Guard Bureau chief said.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 22, 2023 16:58 UTC