Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

May 12, 2025
Senior Enlisted Leaders gather in Madrid for ESELS 25

More than 30 senior enlisted leaders from across Europe, North America, and the Pacific met in Madrid, Spain, for the 2025 European Senior Enlisted Leader Summit (ESELS), held May 5–9.
May 9, 2025
85th Fighter Group reaches Initial Operational Capability

The U.S. Air Force’s 85th Fighter Group celebrated its Initial Operational Capability during a ceremony May 9, 2025. The event also marked the graduation of the first Polish Air Force pilots trained on the F-35A Lightning II platform under the Foreign Military Sales program.
May 9, 2025
CSO highlights growing U.S.-Italian cooperation in space operations

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman emphasized the critical role of partnerships and the growing strategic importance of space during his remarks at the 2nd International AeroSpace Power Conference in Rome.
May 9, 2025
US Space Force, Italian Air Force sign statement to expand space security cooperation

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti signed a statement of understanding.
April 29, 2025
Trilateral E-7A Agreement Marks New Milestone with KC-46 Certification

In a historic first, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Royal Air Force (RAF) collaborated to rapidly improve global combat capability while gathering critical test data for future acquisition of the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
April 28, 2025
C2WAC Goes Global: Largest class to date unites allied warfighters in UK hosted course

The Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course was held outside of the United States for the first time. The most recent iteration, which is customarily held at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was held at Royal Air Force Waddington in the United Kingdom and had nearly equal numbers of coalition and U.S.
April 16, 2025
Space Chiefs Forum reinforces international partnerships

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna hosted military space leaders from 18 other countries at the annual Space Chiefs Forum.
April 15, 2025
Space Systems Command and U.K. Space Command foster international collaboration with first-ever civilian exchange program space position

Space Systems Command civilian Guardian arrives in the U.K. as part of a first-ever civilian exchange program to support Space Enterprise Architecture integration efforts between the U.S. and the U.K. This exchange marks another step towards closer integration and collaboration between the two
April 10, 2025
Saltzman details Space Force's international partnership strategy at Space Symposium

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman gave insights into a new, soon-to-be-released International Partnership Strategy at the 40th Space Symposium.
April 4, 2025
USAFE-AFAFRICA commander hosts NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposium

United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, Gen. James Hecker, hosted senior representatives from 28 Allied and five partner nations for the NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposium 25-1 at Allied Air Command on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 2 and 3.