ONG Commander Gen. Ashenhurst visits Serbia

Ohio National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Debra Ashenhurst is visiting the Republic of Serbia. She talked today in Belgrade with the Minister of Defence Dragan Sutanovac, Serbian CHOD Gen. Miloje Miletic and Training Command commander Lt. Gen. Aleksandar Zivkovic. This is her first visit to the Republic of Serbia.

Continued discussion is planned for September when the general Ashenhurst will visit Serbia again, and, among other things, will attend the promotion of cadets of the military academy in the first officer's rank.

General Ashenurst assumed duties as the commander of the Ohio National Guard (Adjutant General Joint Force Headquarters – Ohio) on 10 January 2011. This is the first woman in history to command the Ohio National Guard.

Intensive cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ohio National Guard began in 2006 and is done within the State Partnership Program, which in addition to military cooperation was signed in order to establish economic, cultural, trade and other ties between the two countries.

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