Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

June 30, 2023
Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally

The U.S. National Guard’s top general met with Philippine military leaders recently to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island nation and the Hawaii and Guam National Guard.
June 28, 2023
U.S., German Defense Officials Pledge Continued Support for Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius pledged to continue their close partnership in supporting Ukraine and defending their countries' shared values.
June 23, 2023
U.S.-Italian Defense Leaders Discuss Bilateral Moves

American and Italian service members working together around the world are the living symbol of the strong bonds that tie the United States and Italy together, defense leaders from both countries said.
June 22, 2023
Defense Part of Deepening Overall U.S.-India Relationship

The United States and India have made tremendous progress toward promoting peace and security not only in the Indo-Pacific region, but globally, the Pentagon press secretary said.
June 20, 2023
U.S., India Rapidly Expand Their Military Cooperation

The United States and India are increasingly doing things in their defense partnership that people wouldn't have said was possible 20 years ago, a senior Defense Department official said.
June 9, 2023
US, RAAF senior leaders integrate for future operations in Air Senior National Representatives forum

U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force service members came together to discuss challenges and posture for the future during this year’s iteration of the Air Senior National Representatives forum at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 15-17.
June 8, 2023
Indo-Pacific Nations Bolstering Defense Ties, Capabilities

Indo-Pacific nations want a continued strong U.S. presence and they are improving interoperability and training with U.S. and regional partners, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
June 8, 2023
Defense Leaders See Increase in Risky Chinese Intercepts

There has been an increase in unsafe and unprofessional intercepts of U.S. and allied forces lawfully operating in international zones throughout the Indo-Pacific region, officials said.
June 5, 2023
US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center training

Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.
June 2, 2023
Austin Underscores Importance of Partnerships in Securing a Shared Vision for Indo-Pacific

The U.S. remains committed to a shared vision of freedom, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.