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Dec. 16, 2022
USAFE-AFAFRICA Space Force team wins twice during first-ever Polaris Awards

The United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Space Force team were the recipients of the “Team Excellence Award” during the first-ever Polaris Awards ceremony at the Space Force Ball in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 18, 2022.
Dec. 16, 2022
Hawaii Air Guard Hosts U.S.-Australian Pacific Edge Exercise

The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing hosted its largest exercise on Hickam Field Nov. 28-Dec. 9 during the second iteration of Pacific Edge.
Dec. 15, 2022
U.S.-Lithuanian Defense Leaders Consult at Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III expressed gratitude for Lithuania's contributions to Ukraine self-defense and its support for U.S. rotational troops based in Lithuania during a meeting with the nation's defense minister.
Dec. 15, 2022
BESPIN Establishes Partnership with Singapore Air Force Software Developers

In November, the Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation (BESPIN) team had the opportunity to spend a morning trading advice and insights with software developers from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
Dec. 15, 2022
CSAF Announces CASI Toolkit for China

To ensure all Airmen understand China, the Chinese Communist Party, and the People's Liberation Army, their organization, training, and doctrine, [General Brown] tasked our LeMay Center's China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) with developing a Leader’s Toolkit for China.
Dec. 14, 2022
Partner nation air forces deliver humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2022

Five partner nation air forces worked together to deliver humanitarian aid as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2022, the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid mission delivering essential supplies to island communities in the western Pacific, Dec. 4-13, 2022.Aircrew from the U.S.
Dec. 14, 2022
Austin Welcomes Egyptian President to Pentagon for Talks

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Pentagon, saying Egypt is not only a leader in the Middle East and Africa, but on the world stage.
Dec. 14, 2022
Southcom Capitalizes on Interagency Cooperation

U.S. Southern Command has generations of interagency experience that other combatant commands can learn from, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the U.S. Southcom commander, said.
Dec. 14, 2022
Austin: Listening to African Partners Critical to Development of Productive Relationships 

How the Defense Department approaches its activities on the African continent is remarkably similar to how it approaches its activities elsewhere in the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Dec. 14, 2022
NH Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership

Backlit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard assessed El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit during a State Partnership Program exchange Dec. 5-9.