Sgt. 1st Class Ramone Gutierrez poses for a photo in Iraq, April 29, 2004. Gutierrez was the first liaison to accompany the Mongolian Armed Forces on a deployment during the Global War on Terrorism as part of the state partnership program. The SPP is a program that links a state’s National Guard with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship. (Courtesy photo)