Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participate in U.S. Central Command’s annual Regional Cooperation exercise June 15-27, 2025, at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. The exercise encompasses countries from Central Asia, including Tajikistan, which has been Virginia’s formal partner in the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program since 2003. The annual exercise, sponsored by U.S. Central Command and primarily conducted by National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, focused on enhancing multinational stability operations and promoting cooperation on counter-terrorism and joint combined capabilities among the U.S. and Central and South Asia, or CASA, nations.