U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, right, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Russell III, senior enlisted advisor, Michigan National Guard, shake hands with the Latvian delegates at the end of the key leadership engagement between Latvian National Armed Forces (LNAF) and the Michigan National Guard (MING) at Army Aviation Support Facility in Grand Ledge, Michigan, May 26, 2021. The two-day engagement, supported through the State Partnership Program, offered the opportunity for key leaders to discuss personnel exchanges, continued cooperation and MING and LNAF participation in large scale global exercise events and Northern Strike exercises. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Ashley Goodwin)