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  • U.S., South Korea Want Peace in Indo-Pacific

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stressed that the goal of the U.S.-South Korean alliance is peace — not conflict — following meetings in Seoul, South Korea.

  • Japan Defense Society members visit Pacific Air Forces

    Members of the Japan Defense Society visited Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Jan. 24, 2023. The JDS is comprised of retired Japan Self Defense Force officers, business executives, and influencers with keen interests in national security and defense issues. Attendees visited U.S.

  • Emerald Strike 2023: Bilateral exercise begins

    The 555th “Triple Nickel” Fighter Squadron kicked off Emerald Strike 2023, Jan. 27, at Grosseto Air Base, Italy. The two-week exercise is designed to optimize integration of aircraft and to strengthen interoperability with Italian Air Forces during joint operations and air defenses to maintain joint

  • Completion of Juniper Oak 23.2 Exercise

    Today, U.S. Central Command and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Juniper Oak 23.2, the largest U.S.-Israel partnered exercise in history. Juniper Oak 23.2 integrated U.S. and Israeli 5th generation fighter assets, the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, command and control elements, rescue

  • Ukraine, Asia Drove 50% Increase in FY22 Arms Sales

    The Defense Security Cooperation Agency last year saw a substantial increase in the arms sales it administers, including arms purchased directly by partner nations with their own funds and sales funded through the Foreign Military Financing program.

  • U.S. Airmen participate in Spanish exercise Chasing Sol

    Three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft take off during exercise Chasing Sol in Zaragoza, Spain, Jan. 24, 2023. Chasing Sol is a bilateral flying training deployment training with NATO allies to increase readiness and responsiveness and to test NATO capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

  • Red Flag-Nellis 23-1 kicks off

    The first Red Flag-Nellis exercise of 2023 is underway. Close to 100 aircraft and 3,000 coalition service members have arrived to participate in the large force air combat training exercise centered on readiness and interoperability between joint and allied forces.

  • Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait partnership brings upgrades to ATC Tower

    More than $6 million worth of upgrades will occur in the Ali Al Salem Air Base Air Traffic Control Tower thanks to nearly a decade-long project between the base and the Kuwaiti Air Force.Plans for these upgrades began in 2014, but the physical construction of the project only began recently.