Olta Xhacka, Albanian Minister of Defense, right, is

Olta Xhacka, Albanian Minister of Defense, right, is given a briefing on the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter by Lt. Col. Greg Cerullo prior to a flight at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs campus, Lawrenceville, N.J., April 17, 2019. In 2001, The Republic of Albania signed a bilateral affairs agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and the state of New Jersey thus officially establishing the New Jersey-Albanian State Partnership Program. The National Guard State Partnership Program is a U.S. Department of Defense program managed by the National Guard that links U.S. States with partner countries around the world for the purpose of supporting the security cooperation objectives of the geographic Combatant Commanders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)