Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

Sept. 6, 2022
US, Germany, Australia air forces’ generals share airspace together

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, Royal Australian Air Force Air Marshal Rob Chipman, Chief of RAAF, and German Air Force Air Chief, Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, flew fighter aircraft over Australia’s Northern Territory on Sept. 5, 2022, in a demonstration of friendship and
Sept. 6, 2022
US, partners conduct Middle East BTF through air, land and sea

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a Bomber Task Force mission, over the U.S.
Sept. 6, 2022
104th Fighter Squadron Lends Expertise to Exercise Tapio

CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, recently traveled to the Campo Grande Air Force Base in the largest city in the Mato Grosso de Sul state to help the New York Air National Guard train with its partner, Brazil.
Sept. 1, 2022
SECAF visits PACAF Airmen, emphasizes Air Force priorities

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall toured the U.S. Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility Aug. 17-25, 2022 to emphasize the strategic priority of advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific.During his tour, Kendall reinforced the National Defense Strategy tenet of deterring aggression, while
Sept. 1, 2022
U.S., Denmark Like-Minded on Ukraine Aid

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov to the Pentagon for discussions on support for Ukraine and a bilateral defense cooperation agreement.
Sept. 1, 2022
New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Participate in Cyber Exchange

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In the heart of San Salvador, inside the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, New Hampshire Airmen from the 157th Communications Flight shared new ideas with a growing Salvadoran cybersecurity unit.
Sept. 1, 2022
New York Air Guard-Brazil Tactical Demo Caps Exercise Tapio

CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Two weeks of New York Air National Guard joint training with the Brazilian Air Force climaxed with a demonstration mission in front of Brazilian and American leaders Aug. 29.
Aug. 31, 2022
U.S. and partner nation students graduate during IAAFA training cycle

International military students filled an auditorium here for a ceremony to mark the successful completion their training at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Aug. 10, 2022.
Aug. 31, 2022
Paraguayan General, Former IAAFA graduate serves as example of Security Cooperation

He first attended the Inter-American Air Forces Academy as a student in 1990, then returned here as a partner nation guest instructor in 2004. Fifteen years later, Gen. Arturo González Ocampo, Commander of the Paraguayan Air Force, returned to IAAFA as a guest of honor for B-Cycle graduation
Aug. 31, 2022
West Virginia National Guard, Peru Establish Priorities for Partnership

LIMA, Peru – West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership Program met with Peruvian military leadership Aug. 22-24 to develop a plan for future engagements.