Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

June 5, 2023
Defense Official Says U.S. Remains Committed to Middle East

With more than 30,000 troops in the Middle East at multiple locations, the United States' commitment to the Middle East hasn't changed, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East said.
June 5, 2023
Austin Says U.S. Will Continue Push for Open Indo-Pacific

The U.S. continues to send its most modern and capable weapons systems to the Indo-Pacific and DOD has budgeted more than $9 billion to the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
June 5, 2023
US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center training

Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.
June 5, 2023
CYBER HYGIENE: Beware of fake DoD SAFE site

According to local military cybersecurity experts, there is a fake website that is mirroring DoD SAFE. DoD SAFE (Secure Access File Exchange) Service makes it easy to exchange unclassified files up to 8.0 GB that can't be sent through email services. However, it is not a “.mil” site. Instead, it is
June 2, 2023
Austin Underscores Importance of Partnerships in Securing a Shared Vision for Indo-Pacific

The U.S. remains committed to a shared vision of freedom, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
June 2, 2023
Arctic Challenge 2023: U.S. joins coalition for largest Nordic exercise

Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023, the premier Nordic large-force, live-fly field training exercise, focuses on advancing Arctic security initiatives and enhancing interoperability throughout the High North began today, continuing through June 9, throughout Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
June 1, 2023
521st AMOW AMTs maneuver forces during DE23

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deployed three Air Mobility Teams and augmentation in support of Exercise Defender Europe in May 2023.
June 1, 2023
AK23 joint command, control, communication

During Astral Knight 2023 (AK23), U.S. service members came together and participated alongside Croatian, Albanian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Romanian armed forces to evaluate their Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control and personnel recovery capabilities throughout the Balkans.
June 1, 2023
Misawa exercises joint tactics in PAC WEASEL

Team Misawa hosted the latest iteration of a PACIFIC WEASEL exercise over Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2023.PAC WEASEL is a recurring air combat exercise that allows joint and bilateral partners to discover innovative solutions for any given mission. This exercise series
May 31, 2023
DOD Announces New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine

The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine that contains key capabilities to arm against Russian airstrikes targeting critical infrastructure across the country.