Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

April 24, 2025
AFSOUTH wraps up LAMAT 2025, strengthens partnerships, sharpens readiness

After seven weeks across four countries, U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) concluded its 2025 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) mission on April 11, bolstering regional partnerships and advancing medical readiness for future challenges.
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 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.
March 27, 2025
US-Kenya partnership fortified through joint engineering efforts at Camp Simba

Camp Simba, strategically located near the Kenyan naval base in Manda Bay, exemplifies the flourishing U.S.-Kenyan partnership, strengthened by Kenya's designation as a major non-NATO ally in 2024.
March 4, 2025
Gen. Saltzman visits AFSOUTH, highlighting USSF evolving role in the Western Hemisphere

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) headquarters Feb. 27, reinforcing the increasing role of space-based capabilities in the Western Hemisphere.
Feb. 20, 2025
Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability makes tremendous progress in first year

The DARC partnership is completing construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors.
Feb. 13, 2025
Air Force Staff Talks 2024: Strengthening Bonds for a Secure Future

The 2024 Air Force Staff Talks (AFST), held December 10–11 at Base Aérea Militar No. 1 in Santa Lucía, State of Mexico, marked a major step forward in the partnership between the United States and Mexican Air Forces. Over two days, military leaders from both nations, including Maj. Gen. Michael A.
Feb. 12, 2025
352nd SOW, Finnish Utti Jaeger Regiment strengthen NATO’s interoperability in austere weather environments

The training included airdrop operations in cold weather conditions utilizing the 352nd SOW’s MC-130J Commando II.
Feb. 5, 2025
Space Systems Command, Japan launch first bilateral space effort

A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Feb. 2.
Dec. 10, 2024
US Space Force leaders engage with allies in Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir met with Japanese counterparts about the growing importance of U.S. -Japan cooperation in the space domain, serving as a prelude to the historic activation of the U.S. Space Force unit in Japan.