Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

April 17, 2023
U.S., U.K. Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, AUKUS in Pentagon Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense, to the Pentagon to discuss the short-term and long-term implications of the U.S.-U.K. alliance.
Feb. 8, 2023
Readout of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s bilateral meeting with UK Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey

The leaders discussed strengthening U.S.-U.K. cooperation on a range of shared air and space priorities.
Dec. 7, 2022
U.S., U.K. Military Chiefs Discuss Ukraine, China

The Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure have increased resistance to Vladimir Putin's invasion, senior U.S. and British military leaders said.
Nov. 17, 2022
US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition

“Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
July 18, 2022
SecAF attends Farnborough International Airshow

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, speaks with Sir Simon Bollom, Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support, UK Ministry of Defence, during the Farnborough International Airshow, England, July 18, 2022. Kendall attended the airshow to meet with air and space defense officials from
July 16, 2022
SecAF attends RIAT 2022

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, center, along with Andrew Hunter, center left, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, meet with Air Marshal Richard Knighton, UK Ministry of Defence Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, during the Royal International Air
May 11, 2022
U.S.-U.K. Leaders Discuss Aid to Ukraine, NATO Issues During Pentagon Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued DOD's close cooperation with the United Kingdom as he sat down for Pentagon talks with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
March 7, 2022
UK maintainers attend 373 TRS Det 3 C-17 engine change class

Four Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster maintainers from the 99 Squadron RAF Brize Norton, United Kingdom completed the C-17 engine change procedures class Feb. 16, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
Oct. 14, 2021
SecAF holds virtual meeting with UK Minister for the Armed Forces Heappey

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey during a virtual meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 14, 2021.
Sept. 21, 2021
Deputy Defense Secretary, U.K. Counterpart Discuss Defense, Security Priorities

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks met with U.K. National Security Advisor Sir Stephen Lovegrove to reaffirm the U.S.-U.K. bilateral relationship, a Defense Department spokesman said.