Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

April 18, 2023
Yokota medics train in cross-cultural exchange

Yokota Air Base recently concluded a semester of the Japanese Physician Fellowship Program (JPFP), a one-year, rotating education program designed to train Japanese physicians and familiarize them with U.S. medical practices.This unique program, which began in 2015, is conducted entirely in English
April 17, 2023
U.S., U.K. Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, AUKUS in Pentagon Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense, to the Pentagon to discuss the short-term and long-term implications of the U.S.-U.K. alliance.
April 17, 2023
Partnered Commitment to Ukraine Unlikely to be Deterred by Recent Intel Leaks

It's unlikely that public knowledge of the contents of recently leaked intelligence documents will affect ongoing efforts by the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to provide security assistance to Ukraine, a senior defense official said.
April 17, 2023
The Doolittle Raiders: Remembering the Mission

With American morale torn apart by the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. forced into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with military leaders to plan retaliation against Japan.
April 17, 2023
AU Russia Research Task Force presents at Southern Slavic studies conference

Students in the Air University Russia Research Task Force presented their original research at the 59th Southern Conference on Slavic Studies in Gainesville, Fla., recently.
April 14, 2023
US strategic bombers, ROK, US fighters conduct combined aerial training

The Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force and the United States Air Force conducted a combined aerial training event with U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses over the Korean Peninsula today.
April 14, 2023
109AW accomplishes historic troop movement in Arctic

In a first-ever joint reserve component exercise, Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing landed 37-fully equipped Canadian reserve and American Vermont Army National Guard infantrymen on the frozen Arctic Ocean near Little Cornwallis Island in Canada’s Nunavut territory on
April 13, 2023
US Air Force conducts close-quarters combat training with Japanese counterparts

The 374th Security Forces Squadron hosted an annual Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) bilateral training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31.
April 13, 2023
ENJJPT instructors participate in flyover to celebrate the 100-year Italian Air Force anniversary (Commentary)

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Italian Air Force, a group of five T-6 Texan II aircraft, flown by 10 Italian Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training instructors led by Lt. Col. Andrea Cerri, the Italian Senior National Representative, took off from Sheppard AFB on a historic round trip.
April 13, 2023
US, Japan conduct bilateral aviation exercise

U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation integration exercise on April 13, 2023, demonstrating the enduring deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance.