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English: Brig. Gen. Meelis Kiili, commander of the Estonian Defense League, visits the Maryland Guard's recently dedicated Ruth Army Aviation Maintenance Facility at the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. on Feb. 28. After touring the facility and meeting with the adjutant general, Kiili speaks to a room full of interested college students and faculty at Salisbury University.The Maryland Guard has had a partnership with Estonia since 1993 and has another partnership with Bosnia-Herzegovina that has been in place since 2003. In 2009 Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cultural and social relationships between the State of Maryland and Harju County, Estonia.Because of Maryland’s relationship with Estonia, Salisbury University is developing an academic program in collaboration with Tallinn University of Technology and University of Tartu in Estonia. The proposed program will allow SU students majoring in computer science, mathematics, or information systems to pursue a master’s degree in cyber security at TUT/UT. The program would also be taught in English. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office.)