Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

March 28, 2023
Competition With China Drives FY 2024 Budget Request

With China as a pacing challenge, investment in the Indo-Pacific region is a big part of the fiscal year 2024 defense budget request, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
March 28, 2023
Kendall, Brown, Saltzman tell lawmakers ‘on-time’ budget needed to meet security challenges, transform Air, Space Forces

DAF senior leaders told Congress that progress is being made modernizing the Air and Space Forces but to fully succeed, Congress must pass the budget on time so critical “transformation” is not delayed.
March 28, 2023
SAF/IA Publishes Latest International Airmen & Guardians Newsletter

Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs published the latest edition of its International Airmen and Guardians newsletter Mar. 16. Published quarterly, the newsletter aims to highlight news and upcoming activities for the International Airmen & Guardians community.
March 28, 2023
Chabelley Airfield celebrates 10-year anniversary

Ten years ago this month, the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) first established Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti. Not only U.S. Air Forces Africa's largest remotely piloted aircraft base in Africa, it's also an example of different services, allies and partner nations working together to
March 28, 2023
New York Guard Participates in Exercise Guerrier Nordique

Members of the 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York, supported exercise Guerrier Nordique, from Feb. 22 to March 23, in the harsh High Arctic of Northern Canada.
March 27, 2023
Lithuanian Air Force commander visits 193rd Special Operations Wing

Col. Antanas Matutis, Lithuanian Air Force commander, toured the 193rd Special Operations Wing March 21, at locations in Middletown and Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The tour was part of a week-long visit for Matutis and a delegation from Lithuania aimed at enhancing the two countries’ security
March 24, 2023
Two dozen nations gather for Global Sentinel planning

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – U.S. Space Command hosted a multi-national initial planning conference (IPC) from Feb. 28 – Mar. 2, 2023, to kick off the planning process for Global Sentinel 2024 (GS24).
March 23, 2023
50th Anniversary of Operation Homecoming at Travis AFB

Operation Homecoming went from Feb. 12, 1973 to April 4, 1973 and saw to the repatriation of 600 POWs from Hanoi, Vietnam.
March 23, 2023
Milley Tells House Panel Joint Force Is at 'Inflection Point'

Readiness now and readiness in the future through modernization is the U.S. military's No. 1 priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
March 23, 2023
Austin Asks Congress to Support Defense Budget Request

The fiscal 2024 defense budget request of $842 billion is needed to deter and counter the threats of today and those that may arise in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.