Kansas National Guard Archives

U.S. Delegation Commemorates Spitak Earthquake

This week the U.S. Embassy was pleased to welcome to Armenia a delegation from the U.S. state of Kansas headed by Governor Jeff Colyer and the Adjutant General of Kansas, Major General Lee Tafanelli. The delegation traveled to Armenia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the devastating Spitak earthquake and to pay their respects to ...

By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Earthquake, Kansas, Kansas National Guard, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia

Kansas National Guard medical and hazardous material experts to train firefighters in Armenia

A team of Kansas National Guardsmen is in the Republic of Armenia to train Armenian firefighters in first aid, life-saving techniques, and hazardous material awareness, recognition and response. The Kansas Guardsmen are joined by soldiers from the United Kingdom’s Royal Army Medical Corps, and members of the British Army’s 6th Rifles Battalion. Together, they will ...

By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Kansas, Kansas National Guard