NEW YORK - Brazil signed a State Partnership Program with the state of New York in a ceremony which included Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, and Brazilian Navy Rear Adm. Guilherme da Silva Costa, representing the Brazilian National Defense Force, aboard the Intrepid Air & Space Museum.
The partnership is part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program which pairs state National Guards with the militaries of countries around the world in bilateral training and exchange partnerships.
