PRINTER'S NO. 1868
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
389
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, COSTA, ARGALL, AUMENT, BAKER,
BREWSTER, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, FOLMER, FONTANA, HUGHES, MENSCH,
RAFFERTY, SABATINA, STREET AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 12, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 12, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 23, 2018, as "State Partnership Program
with Lithuania Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On April 27, 1993, the Pennsylvania National Guard
established a State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Republic
of Lithuania; and
WHEREAS, The SPP began with simple senior leader visits and
low-level familiarization exchanges and quickly grew to
cooperative participation in large-scale exercises and joint
deployments to Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Since the inception of the SPP, the Pennsylvania
National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces have conducted
more than 600 security cooperation engagements and participated
together in numerous exercises; and
WHEREAS, Soldiers and airmen of the Pennsylvania National
Guard and Lithuanian Armed Forces have fought side by side in
Afghanistan during 18 joint deployments; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania National Guard and the Lithuanian
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Armed Forces have built a true partnership through long-term
relationships based on trust, professionalism and competence;
and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania and Lithuania continue to enhance
regional security in Europe through collaboration and work
toward theater security objectives; and
WHEREAS, More than 5,000 soldiers and airmen from
Pennsylvania and Lithuania have participated in SPP events since
the program's inception; and
WHEREAS, More than 2,000 additional soldiers participate
through annual platoon and company exchanges; and
WHEREAS, The SPP has flourished for 25 years due to the
bilateral cooperation between the Pennsylvania National Guard
and the Lithuanian Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS, Participating troops and agencies look to the future
for the continued success of this partnership; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate November 23, 2018, as
"State Partnership Program with Lithuania Day" in Pennsylvania;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate remain resolutely committed to
Lithuania's security and regional stability, maintaining our
close relationship and supporting initiatives that are most
important to Lithuania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate join with Lithuanians in the
celebration of 100 years of the restoration of an independent
State of Lithuania.
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