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March 7, 2024
West Virginia National Guard, Gabon Announce State Partnership

The West Virginia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner to the nation of Gabon in central Africa for the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, Gov. Jim Justice announced March 6.
March 7, 2024
Freedom Shield 24 begins

The ROK and U.S. are conducting Freedom Shield 2024, an 11-day exercise set to reflect the Korea Theater of Operations – a combined, joint, multi-domain, and interagency operating environment. The exercise began March 4 and continues through March 14, 2024.
March 6, 2024
8th FW, allies participate in maritime strike exercise

The joint, bilateral scenario was part of Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 24 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Kingdom of Thailand and demonstrated the combined force’s readiness to operate throughout the region.
March 5, 2024
Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

U.S. Air Force F-35 fighters assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska landed in Brunei on March 1 for the first time.
March 5, 2024
USAF F-35s integrate with Singapore forces

U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs participated in bilateral training with Republic of Singapore Air Force at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, for the first time March 4 – 7.
March 5, 2024
U.S. Participates in Second Humanitarian Airdrop for Gaza

A combined effort by U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force provided additional humanitarian aid to northern Gaza.
March 5, 2024
Austin Lauds Lithuania's Defense Spending, Modernization

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas for his country's robust defense spending and for modernizing its armed forces during a meeting at the Pentagon.
March 5, 2024
U.S., U.K. Reservists share AE expertise in longstanding partnership

A team of Reservists from the Royal Air Force was hosted by the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to deepen each others’ expertise and maintain their ongoing partnership during a training event at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, March 1-3, 2024.
March 5, 2024
US, Bangladesh bolster tactical airlift interoperability during Cope South 24

Cope South 2024 is a PACAF-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise and provides an opportunity to strengthen the interoperability between U.S. and Bangladesh Air Forces, which directly impacts the ability to address shared security concerns.
March 5, 2024
Indiana National Guard Partner Slovakia Receives F-16s

INDIANAPOLIS - One of the Indiana National Guard’s state partners, Slovakia, received two F-16s during a ceremony in South Carolina Feb. 29 attended by Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, Indiana’s adjutant general.The fighter jets, also known as Fighting Falcons, aim to bolster Slovakia’s defense capability,