Michigan Governor visits National Guard troops, affirms partnership in Latvia
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visits with Michigan National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery May 11, 2023 at Camp Ādaži, Latvia. The Soldiers are in Latvia participating in exercise Solar Eclipse 23, a multinational training exercise to build interoperability between numerous allies on NATO’s eastern flank. Whitmer’s visit also coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Michigan National Guard’s cooperation with the National Armed Force of Latvia under the State Partnership Program (National Guard photo by Capt. Andrew Layton).