{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-joins-indiana-national-guard-in-slovakia-for-multinational-military-training-exercise", "Donnelly Joins Indiana National Guard in Slovakia for Multinational Military Training Exercise", "2016-10-14", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Joins Indiana National Guard in Slovakia for Multinational Military Training Exercise\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenator spends time with Hoosier servicemembers and Indiana's Adjutant General for \u2018Slovak Shield\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, October 14, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLest, Slovakia \u2014 U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly joined the Adjutant General of Indiana Major General Courtney Carr and members of the Indiana National Guard yesterday for \u201cSlovak Shield\u201d \u2014 a joint, multinational military training exercise at the Lest Training Area in Slovakia.\r\nDonnelly, who serves as Ranking Member of the Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, said, \u201cIndiana has a long and proud tradition of serving our country, and it was an honor to join Major General Carr in Slovakia and see our Indiana National Guard \u200eat work in a major, multinational training exercise.\u00a0It was a privilege to spend time with Hoosier servicemembers, as they continue to play an important strategic role in the security and stability of our European allies.\u201d\r\n\r\nDonnelly joined the Indiana National Guard and Major General Carr for a major military training exercise in Slovakia. For high resolution photos, click here.\r\nFor more than 20 years, the Indiana National Guard has partnered with the Slovak Armed Forces as part of the National Guard\u2019s State Partnership Program. As partner nations with NATO, the U.S. and Slovakia have an enduring strategic partnership and mutual interest in European security and stability.\r\nEarlier this week Donnelly traveled to Ukraine and the nation of Georgia. In Georgia, he visited the renowned Lugar Center for Public Health Research and reviewed U.S.-supported security efforts to counter the threat of nuclear and biological terrorism. In Ukraine, Donnelly met with defense officials to reiterate American support for Ukrainian sovereignty in the face of an increasingly hostile Russia. During the trip, Donnelly recognized and highlighted this year\u2019s 25th anniversary of the bipartisan Nunn-Lugar Act, named for former Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN). Originally targeted at countries of the former Soviet Union, the Nunn-Lugar program now supports counter-weapons of mass destruction efforts in nations around the globe. \u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-joins-indiana-national-guard-in-slovakia-for-multinational-military-training-exercise"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.513193128630519, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}