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Jan. 29, 2023
Austin Looks to Build on Strengths of Alliances With South Korea, the Philippines

The security environment in the Indo-Pacific is growing more complex and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will meet with allies in South Korea and the Philippines to continue efforts to strengthen the security environment in the region.
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.
Nov. 16, 2022
Ukraine Defense Contact Group Remains United, Determined, Austin Says

The unity of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group is solid and the group is making great strides in getting the Ukraine military the capabilities it needs to defend the country, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Oct. 20, 2022
B-1B Bomber Task Force returns to Guam for multilateral training operations

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 18.
Aug. 13, 2022
Mission complete: AF MQ-9s close out successful RIMPAC exercise

The MQ-9 Reaper enterprise left an indelible mark on the world’s largest maritime exercise demonstrating the remotely-piloted aircraft’s capabilities at RIMPAC.
May 25, 2022
62nd AW exemplifies ACE during Swift Response

Once chocks were pulled from underneath wheels, seatbelts were on and the aircraft was clear for takeoff; Airmen with the 7th and 8th Airlift Squadrons ascended thousands of feet into the Pacific Northwest skies and flew straight in to exercise Swift Response, May 7-16.
May 18, 2022
35th FW, joint allies participate in ACE exercise at Misawa, Yokota AB

Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing showcased their Agile Combat Employment capabilities during readiness exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04, at Misawa and Yokota Air Base. The exercise tested real-world contingency operations capabilities, significantly focusing on ACE by physically moving
May 8, 2022
Air advisors engage Peruvian Air Force, rekindle training mission

Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron engaged with Peruvian Air Force members to train their fixed-wing unit. The mission demonstrates PERAF’s interoperability with the U.S. Air Force in future exercises and real-world operations.
Feb. 15, 2022
Team AUAB trains with QEAF fighters

When someone thinks of firefighters, the first thing that comes to mind is a depiction of them saving kittens from a tree, Dalmatians, or riding in the iconic fire truck. United States Air Force firefighters, specifically the ones at Al Udeid Air Base, take on a lot more than one would think.
Feb. 11, 2022
Collaborating across borders: OSI Det 501, French law enforcement team up

Members of the Office of Special Investigations Detachments 501, 515, and 538 and French law enforcement partnered up for the first time in a three-day subject matter expert engagement from Jan. 11-13, sharing tactics, techniques and strategies with each other.