Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

July 20, 2023
U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Showing Results, Ratner Tells Congress

The Defense Department has put in place strategies, doctrines, policies and resources to counter China and these efforts are starting to deliver in meaningful ways, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
July 18, 2023
DOD Renews PEO Summit to Improve Acquisition Collaboration

Program Executive Offices from across the military departments and other DOD acquisition entities recently came together to discuss common challenges and solutions in delivering capability at speed and scale.
July 7, 2023
DOD Policy Chief Says 'Even Michael Jordan Needed 4 Other Bulls'

Americans need to understand how crucial allies and partners are to U.S. national security strategies, Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy said.
June 30, 2023
Milley Makes Case for Rules-Based Order, Deterrence in New Era

The international rules-based order and the strategy of deterrence are ideas that undergird peace in our world and are worth defending, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
June 22, 2023
Defense Part of Deepening Overall U.S.-India Relationship

The United States and India have made tremendous progress toward promoting peace and security not only in the Indo-Pacific region, but globally, the Pentagon press secretary said.
June 13, 2023
Tiger Team Recommendations Aim to Optimize Foreign Military Sales

A tiger team delivered a variety of recommendations, which fall into six broad categories, on how to improve the foreign military sales process.
April 21, 2023
DOD Makes Climate Assessment Tool Available to Partner Nations

Giving partner nations access to the Climate Assessment Tool enhances national resilience against climate change by enabling the same quality in our partners and allies, one of the developers of the tool said.
Jan. 21, 2023
Yokota AB aids Space Systems Command in historic US-Japan space partnership

The 374th Mission Support Group and 730th Air Mobility Squadron assisted the USSF Space Systems Command to deliver the first of two payloads on Japan’s Geo-based Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Jan. 17.
Dec. 4, 2022
DOD Scouts Innovative Ideas From Industry, Allies, Partners

The undersecretary of defense for research and engineering highlighted several programs and initiatives through which the Defense Department seeks new and innovative capabilities.
Oct. 23, 2022
Allies, Modernization at Heart of U.S.-Japan Efforts in Indo-Pacific

The international rules-based order that served the world well, is under attack and the United States and Japan need to work even closer together to defend, maintain and strengthen the order, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs said.