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Military leaders from Papua New Guinea speak with Wisconsin National Guard leaders from the 115th Fighter Wing Feb. 5, 2022, in Madison, Wis., during a historic first visit to Wisconsin through the State Partnership Program. The program links individual states with armed forces of partner nations to forge lasting cooperation, friendship and mutually beneficial relationships.

Feb. 15, 2022

Papua New Guinea military leaders visit Wisconsin Guard

MADISON, Wis. – Despite the many disruptions and plans canceled because of COVID-19, in-person exchanges between the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force remain on track as the partnership between the two entities continues to grow. Three military leaders from the Papua New Guinea Defense Force arrived in Wisconsin Feb. 3

Maj. Gen Gilbert Toropo, the Papua New Guinea chief of defense, presents Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, with a gift in September 2021 in Hawaii. Knapp visited Hawaii to meet with Toropo and attend a series of conferences in conjunction with the Wisconsin National Guard’s partnership with Papua New Guinea through the State Partnership Program.

Oct. 21, 2021

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea strengthen partnership

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard's new partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the State Partnership Program has continued to blossom, despite a global pandemic and long travel distances. The partners have made significant progress in recent months, with a Wisconsin National Guard delegation conducting its first visit to Papua New

Lt. Col. Brion Aderman, Wisconsin National Guard director of domestic operations, talks about disaster response practices with members of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force May 26, 2021, during a virtual, three-day State Partnership Program workshop with Papua New Guinea in Witmer Hall at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis. The State Partnership Program links individual states with armed forces of partner nations around the world to forge mutually beneficial relationships.

June 17, 2021

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea hold virtual workshop

MADISON, Wis. – Though 8,327 miles separate Madison, Wisconsin, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force moved closer toward building an enduring partnership last month. “This is a historic moment between the PNG Defense Force and the Wisconsin State Partnership Program,” said Maj. Gen.

Capt. Christopher Meza, a Wisconsin Army National Guard officer, with senior leaders from the Papua New Guinea Defense Force. Meza spent nearly six months in Papua New Guinea where he represented the Wisconsin National Guard as part of its new State Partnership Program partnership with Papua New Guinea.

May 17, 2021

WING lays foundation for partnership with Papua New Guinea

MADISON, Wis. – One Wisconsin Army National Guard officer has spent the better part of the last year laying the foundation for the Wisconsin National Guard’s new state partnership with Papua New Guinea.Capt. Chris Meza, who previously served as the commander of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery, mobilized on a special assignment to

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, deplane at the Dubadura Airstrip south of Buna, New Guinea, Dec. 15, 1942.

July 20, 2020

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea begin state partnership

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard was selected to begin a new state partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The Wisconsin National Guard maintains an existing state partnership with Nicaragua, which began in 2003. The State Partnership Program links individual states with armed forces