Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

July 2, 2025
USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Surgeon strengthens medical partnerships in Serbia

Several high-ranking officials from U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa and the Ohio National Guard participated in the Distinguished Visitor day at Exercise Platinum Wolf 25 in Bujanovac, Serbia, June 26, 2025.
July 1, 2025
Pacific IAMD Center kicks off SHORAD Symposium ‘25

The Pacific Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted its first multilateral Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) Symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, between June 23-26, 2025.
July 1, 2025
COMPACAF hosts conference with 17 partner nation air chiefs

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, hosted a quarterly Pacific Air Chiefs Virtual Conference (PAC VTC) with Air Chiefs and Chiefs’ representatives from 17 Allies and partners participating in the call at PACAF Headquarters, Hawaii, June 25, 2025.
July 1, 2025
U.S., India Talk 10-Year Cooperative Framework, Defense Cooperation, Shared Priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met today at the Pentagon with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the close cooperation between the two countries, weapons sales and the upcoming signing of the framework for the new defense partnership.
July 1, 2025
Missouri Airmen Provide Airlift in Central American Exercise

The 139th Airlift Wing completed its first-ever support of CENTAM GUARDIAN 2025, a multinational exercise hosted by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense from May 12–23, 2025.
July 1, 2025
Tennessee Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition

VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria -- Members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard competed in the Bulgaria Armed Forces’ first multinational Best Warrior Competition at the National Military University.
June 30, 2025
US, UK, French and Finnish Air Forces conclude Atlantic Trident 25 in Finland

U.S., U.K., French and Finnish forces partnered in Atlantic Trident 25, a two-week, tactical and operational training exercise held across multiple locations in Finland June 16-27, 2025.
June 30, 2025
State Partnership Program Enables Global, Shared ‘Peace through Strength’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For more than 30 years, the National Guard has helped bolster the capabilities of foreign militaries, effectively broadening the pool of partners who are willing and able to support defense and security cooperation objectives across the globe.
June 30, 2025
Massachusetts National Guard, Kenya Strengthen Partnership

NAIROBI, Kenya - In 2025, the Massachusetts National Guard and the Kenya Defence Forces commemorate a decade of collaboration through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
June 30, 2025
Michigan Guard, Liberia Mark 15 Years of Partnership

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia celebrated the 15th anniversary of their partnership in the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program with a series of events held June 10-13 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan.