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Ohio adjutant general attends Military Academy graduation in Serbia as part of National Guard State Partnership Program visit

Ohio National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Peter Kresge

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, and a delegation from Ohio visit Serbia as part of the ongoing National Guard State Partnership Program, promoting and coordinating activities between Serbia and Ohio.
House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

Facing the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, cadets of the Military Academy stand prepared to be promoted as officers Sept. 10, 2011, in Belgrade.

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (center), Ohio adjutant general, stands with Brig. Gen. Milan Mojsilovic (right), deputy commander of the Serbian Joint Operations Command, and Lee Litzenberger, deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy. Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, talks with Dragan Sutanovac (right), minister of defense for the Republic of Serbia and Lee Litzenberger (second from left), deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Serbia.

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (right), Ohio adjutant general, talks with newly appointed female Serbian officers.

A Serbian Ceremonial Honor Guard member stands watch over the Military Academy parade in front of the House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade.
Gen. Miloje Miletic (left), Serbian chief of general staff, and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, conduct a pass in review of the Serbian Ceremonial Honor Guard Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, and Gen. Miloje Miletic, Serbian chief of general staff, make remarks to the media prior to an official bilateral meeting.
Gen. Miloje Miletic (left), Serbian chief of general staff, and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, conduct a pass in review of the Serbian Ceremonial Honor Guard Sep. 12, 2011. Ashenhurst and a delegation from Ohio are visiting Serbia as part of an ongoing National Guard State Partnership Program pairing, to promote and coordinate activities between Serbia and Ohio. Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (left), Ohio adjutant general, and Gen. Miloje Miletic, Serbian chief of general staff, make remarks to the media prior to an official bilateral meeting. Both leaders emphasized their continued dedication to working together as part of an ongoing National Guard State Partnership Program pairing, to promote and coordinate activities between Serbia and Ohio.