Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

Jan. 30, 2024
Luke Hosts International Festival

The 56th Fighter Wing hosted an International Festival in recognition of the foreign allies and partners who train at Luke Air Force Base, Jan. 26, 2024, at Luke AFB, Arizona.
Jan. 29, 2024
Austin Underscores Enduring Strength of NATO Alliance

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' commitment to ensuring NATO's enduring strength during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon.
Jan. 29, 2024
Hokanson Explores National Guard Cooperation with Kingdom of Denmark

On the last leg of a four-country trip to strengthen security cooperation between the National Guard and European partners, the Guard’s senior-most officer talked with Danish Armed Forces leaders about the prospect of deeper engagements between the Guard and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Jan. 26, 2024
Danish Parliament Members Visit Luke AFB

Carsten Bach (left), Anne Berthelsen (center left), Peter Have (center right), and Hans Andersen (right), Denmark parliament members, stand in front of the 56th Training Squadron, Jan. 23, 2024 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Members of Denmark’s parliament visited Luke AFB to learn about the 56th
Jan. 26, 2024
Senegalese armed forces concludes aeromedical evacuation training

Senegalese Armed Forces personnel successfully concluded the final phase of the Aeromedical Evacuation Teams (AMET) training at Ouakam Air Base, January 26, 2024.
Jan. 25, 2024
Japan Takes Leadership Roles Protecting Global Security

Japan is taking leadership roles that not only benefit people in the Indo-Pacific, but the global community, the director for Japan policy at the Defense Department's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Office said.
Jan. 25, 2024
NATO Begins Largest Exercise Since Cold War

Over the next six months, thousands of U.S. service members will participate in Steadfast Defender 24, the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War.
Jan. 25, 2024
U.S., Iraqi Officials to Hold Talks

A commission made up of officials from the U.S. and Iraq will begin holding high-level talks to advance the nations' shared goal of building an enduring security partnership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced.
Jan. 24, 2024
Hokanson Sees Nascent Austria-Vermont National Guard Partnership Expanding

The Republic of Austria and Vermont share historical and cultural roots based on common values, economic collaboration, winter sports, mountaineering, and, more recently, security cooperation.
Jan. 23, 2024
U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation Growing, Maturing, DOD Official Says

Defense cooperation between the United States and Vietnam is growing, but it is only one aspect of the growing relationship between the two countries, Lindsey W. Ford, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said.