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Sept. 12, 2022
Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange

OKLAHOMA CITY – This year might mark the “Longest Exchange Ever” of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.
Sept. 10, 2022
Pitch Black 2022 concludes international interoperability exercise

Approximately 110 U.S. Airmen from Pacific Air Forces participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2022, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and Allied nations. This year, 17
Sept. 9, 2022
DOD Security Cooperation Takes 'LEAP' Forward

The Defense Department is ensuring that it engages with its partners in ways that are holistic, effective, efficient and in direct support of the objectives in the National Defense Strategy, the assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities said.
Sept. 9, 2022
SecAF Kendall meets Japanese commissioner Tsuchimoto

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, right, exchanges gifts with Hideki Tsuchimoto, commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, Japanese Ministry of Defense, after a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Sept. 9, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
Sept. 9, 2022
CENTCOM, U.S. military personnel support USAID-led humanitarian mission in Pakistan

USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the
Sept. 9, 2022
Austin: Czech Republic Is A 'Vital' NATO Ally

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III discussed the situation in Ukraine, aid to that embattled country and the defense cooperation agreement with the Czech Republic during a meeting with Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova in Prague.
Sept. 9, 2022
Indiana National Guard Welcomes Niger Partners for Exchange

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Three medical professionals from the Niger Armed Forces joined Indiana Army and Air National Guard medical professionals at Camp Atterbury during a State Partnership Program exchange.
Sept. 8, 2022
China May Draw Lessons From Russian Failures in Ukraine

While China is very interested in expanding its sphere of political and military influence in the Indo-Pacific region, it's likely going to be more cautious when it comes to a move as aggressive as an invasion of Taiwan, the undersecretary of defense for policy, said.
Sept. 8, 2022
B-1Bs conduct CONUS to CONUS Bomber Task Force Mission in support of SOUTHCOM

B-1Bs conduct CONUS to CONUS Bomber Task Force Mission in support of SOUTHCOM
Sept. 8, 2022
Atlantic runway reopens, increases U.S., British military capabilities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – After a year of construction, Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield resumed full flight operations recently with the opening of the newly paved eastern portion of the runway.