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June 8, 2023
USAFCENT flexes air-to-ground capabilities in historic first for BTF

This particular BTF mission was historic in that it was the first time AFCENT flew multiple weapons types and practiced employment against multiple simulated targets during single bomber task force mission.
June 8, 2023
Indo-Pacific Nations Bolstering Defense Ties, Capabilities

Indo-Pacific nations want a continued strong U.S. presence and they are improving interoperability and training with U.S. and regional partners, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
June 8, 2023
Hanscom AFB team upgrades Japan AWACS program

A Hanscom AFB team recently returned an E-767 Airborne Early Warning and Control System, or AWACS, jet to Japan following completion of a major upgrade.
June 8, 2023
Defense Leaders See Increase in Risky Chinese Intercepts

There has been an increase in unsafe and unprofessional intercepts of U.S. and allied forces lawfully operating in international zones throughout the Indo-Pacific region, officials said.
June 8, 2023
Pennsylvania National Guard, Lithuanian Celebrate 30-year Partnership

The Pennsylvania National Guard celebrated its 30-year military-to-military partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces as part of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a ceremony at the Commonwealth Keystone Building June 6.
June 7, 2023
ACE course prepares Airmen for strategic engagements in Indo-Pacific

The Air Force Culture and Language Center partnered with the Air Force Special Operations School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center on an agile combat employment course.
June 7, 2023
Malaysia, U.S. Strengthen Ties at Bersama Warrior Exercise

The ninth annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 6 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Johan Deutscher, director of the Joint Staff for the Washington National Guard.
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.