Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, Adjutant General, Oregon, shows Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Khue, Deputy Chief of General Staff for the Vietnam People's Army, a painting of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter during a visit to the Air Station Astoria, in Astoria, Ore., April 16.  Khue led a delegation of 14, who included experts in law, marine shipping, military science, finance planning and investment, and international relations to Oregon for a State Partnership Workshop, scheduled April 17-19. The event was a chance for the delegation to meet with Oregon National Guard leadership, and experts in several fields including academics, economics, port and maritime security, search and rescue, and humanitarian aid. The partnership between the Oregon National Guard and Vietnam was made official in November 2012, which pairs emerging democracies with National Guard states. Oregon currently has both Vietnam and Bangladesh as its state partners. Photo by Spc. Marilyn Lowry, 115 Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
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