Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

May 22, 2025
Maryland Air National Guardsmen support world’s largest NATO cyber exercise in Estonia

TALLINN, Estonia -- The Maryland Air National Guard had 11 Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group participate in Locked Shields 2025, the world’s largest defensive cybersecurity exercise designed to allow cyber experts to enhance skills in defending critical infrastructure from potential
Nov. 19, 2024
CRUZEX 2024: Strengthening partnerships across the Americas

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in CRUZEX 2024, the largest Brazilian-led multinational air combat exercise in Latin America, held at Natal Air Force Base in Brazil, Nov. 3-15.
Sept. 12, 2023
Brown provides update on Air Force’s effort to ‘accelerate change’ to meet global security challenges

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. said in a Sept. 12 speech to an influential audience that the service must continue to change to meet the challenges of today’s complex security environment.
Sept. 12, 2023
DOD's Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity

The DOD made public its 2023 Cyber Strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.
Sept. 12, 2023
US Air Force, RAF leaders sign Combined Vision Statement on Agile Combat Employment

U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force leaders committed to future collaboration on Agile Combat Employment as they signed a Combined Vision Statement Sept. 12, 2023.
July 18, 2023
Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Partner for Cyber Training

Two members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeffrey Melendez and Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Craig joined the Joint Combatant-Command Cyber Assessment Team (JCCAT) to participate in the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-led visit to Paraguay for the first
Dec. 3, 2022
Partnering With Ukraine on Cybersecurity Paid Off, Leaders Say

A team from U.S. Cyber Command worked with Ukraine to strengthen its cyber defenses and provide reassurance, and it paid off big-time as Russia launched its invasion, Cybercom's commander told a panel.
Sept. 21, 2022
PACAF boss speaks at AFA conference, emphasizes importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific

Wilsbach provided remarks as one of three panelists for a “Preparing for Global Competition” presentation, hosted a media roundtable on “Defending the Indo-Pacific Theater,” and hosted a think tank.
July 22, 2022
Northcom Commander: We Need Better Domain Awareness

The U.S. Northern Command is responsible for protecting the U.S. homeland. Domain awareness is a major part of defense, and it's in President Biden's 2023 budget request currently before Congress.
March 21, 2022
JADC2 Implementation Plan Finalized, Signed by Defense Leadership 

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks signed the implementation plan for Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2 — the final step needed before moving forward on delivering critical capabilities to the warfighter.