PEARL — Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard are taking part in a weeklong tactical exchange through the Mississippi National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
The program is a National Guard Bureau effort that pairs individual state National Guards with foreign countries. Mississippi has partnered with Bolivia since 1999 and Uzbekistan since 2012.
Lt. Col. Amanda Villaret, Mississippi National Guard state partnership director, said the group toured the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday to learn how the state structures and administers its fire academy as Uzbekistan develops its own.
The Mississippi State Fire Academy says it trains about 15,000 students each year and offers more than 90 courses. Fire academy instructor chief Marcus Collier said the group observed airport firefighter refresher training, trench rescue training and basic firefighter recruits conducting three-dimensional flammable liquid fire training during their visit.
The visitors also observed other state emergency-response operations, including building-collapse search and rescue training in Philadelphia and backcountry rescue training. They will also observe high-rise rescue and public safety and order training during the week.
Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard listen as training exercises are explained at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a specialized airport rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a specialized airport rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a specialized airport rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today An Uzbekistan delegation member captures video with his cellphone as firefighters perform a specialized airport rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Fire academy instructor chief Marcus Collier, left, speaks with members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard during their visit at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today An Uzbekistan delegation member watches as a fire is ignited inside of a building during his visit at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard wear helmets before observing a trench rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a trench rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard watch as firefighters perform a trench rescue training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a three-dimensional flammable liquid fire training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a three-dimensional flammable liquid fire training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighters perform a three-dimensional flammable liquid fire training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Firefighter trainees take off their gear after performing a three-dimensional flammable liquid fire training exercise at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard listen as training exercises are explained at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard watch as a fire is ignited inside of a building during their visit at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense and National Guard watch as a fire is ignited inside of a building during their visit at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Pearl on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi TodayHence then, the article about uzbekistan delegation learns from mississippi emergency responders was published today ( ) and is available on Mississippi Today ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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