Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, delivers remarks during a State Partnership Program signing ceremony in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Aug. 25, 2026. The ceremony formalized a new tri-lateral partnership linking the Republic of the Marshall Islands with both the Nebraska and Guam National Guards to enhance regional stability, emergency management, cyber defense, and security cooperation across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Gauret Stearns)