Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

April 15, 2025
B-1s train with ROKAF, conduct flyover

Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers and two F-16 Fighting Falcons joined two Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and KF-16s for combined training in airspace over western ROK, followed by a low pass over the Osan Air Base flightline, April 15.
Feb. 20, 2025
B-1s train with US, ROKAF fighter aircraft

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers participated in planned bilateral training with Republic of Korea Air Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps fighter aircraft in training airspace above South Korea, Feb. 20.
March 5, 2024
Indiana National Guard Partner Slovakia Receives F-16s

INDIANAPOLIS - One of the Indiana National Guard’s state partners, Slovakia, received two F-16s during a ceremony in South Carolina Feb. 29 attended by Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, Indiana’s adjutant general.The fighter jets, also known as Fighting Falcons, aim to bolster Slovakia’s defense capability,
Jan. 11, 2024
US, Turkish Airmen conduct first combined CDDAR exercise with TurAF F-16

The objective of the CDDAR exercise was to test participants’ response to a simulated in-flight emergency which required emergency power unit activation, an incapacitated pilot, and aircraft lift.
Nov. 20, 2023
AFIMSC leads new ACE, military pilot training mission beddown project

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leading a more than $500 million facilities construction project to facilitate expeditionary skills training and military pilot training at Ebbing ANG Base, Ark.
May 23, 2023
F-16 Training, Aircraft, to Fill Ukraine's Mid-Term, Long-Term Defense Needs

During a meeting of G7 leaders in Japan, President Joe Biden said the U.S. will support an effort with partners and allies to train Ukrainian fighter pilots on the F-16 aircraft.
April 11, 2023
Team celebrates Bahrain's first F-16 Block 70 aircraft

F-16 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Bahrain team celebrated the first Bahrain F-16 Block 70 aircraft to roll off the newly operational Lockheed Martin production line, during a March 10 ceremony in Greenville, S.C.
April 5, 2023
Kadena KC-135s fuel Fighting Falcons

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2023. The U.S. is committed to denying
Aug. 9, 2022
Readout of CSAF's visit to Singapore

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Singapore Aug. 7-10 to reaffirm the U.S. Air Force's commitment to the bilateral defense relationship and discuss efforts to enhance cooperation.
June 24, 2022
Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 exercise draws to a close

As Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close after two weeks of non-stop operations, the visiting squadrons at Eielson Air Force base have racked up thousands of combined flying hours for pilots and kept maintainers working around the clock to keep more than 40 fighter aircraft ready to fly day after