June 12, 2023 U.S., North Macedonia Defense Officials Hold Bilateral Talks, Lay Out 10-Year Roadmap for Defense Ties Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Defense Minister of North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska pledged to further solidify the two countries' defense relationship during a meeting at the Pentagon.
June 12, 2023 4-part ceremony equips 406th AEW to continue 435th AEW legacy The 435th Air Expeditionary Wing was deactivated during a four-part ceremony that also included the activation of the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, and the assumption of command of the 406th AEW, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 9, 2023.
June 12, 2023 Indiana Guard Demonstrates IRT Clinics to Slovak Partners Indiana Air National Guard Airmen hosted their Slovak Armed Forces Military Medical Command counterparts during an Innovative Readiness Training mission June 7.
June 12, 2023 Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen State Partnership Five members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force visited the Wisconsin National Guard in early June as part of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program, administered by the National Guard Bureau.
June 12, 2023 124th Warthogs Arrive at Exercise Air Defender The 124th Fighter Wing touched down in southern Germany for Air Defender 2023, a collective defense exercise focused on Germany’s ability to command and control a multinational Air Force operating out of German airfields.
June 11, 2023 24 nations unite at Military Nursing Exchange to enhance USAFE-AFAFRICA partnerships, readiness The conference featured talks from various international medical professionals, centered on this year’s theme, ‘Military Medics: Optimizing Partnerships and Readiness.’
June 10, 2023 DAF Civilian engineer accepted in foreign exchange program in Germany A civilian engineer with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory applied to the exchange program as an opportunity to broaden his career.
June 10, 2023 U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces will participate in Cope West 23 exercise Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2023, a bilateral, tactical fighter exercise at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 12-23.
June 9, 2023 US, RAAF senior leaders integrate for future operations in Air Senior National Representatives forum U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force service members came together to discuss challenges and posture for the future during this year’s iteration of the Air Senior National Representatives forum at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 15-17.
June 9, 2023 DOD Announces $2.1 Billion Assistance Package for Ukraine The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine, valued at up to $2.1 billion, to underscore the unwavering U.S. commitment to bolster Ukraine's capabilities to defend its territory and deter Russia.