Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

Jan. 27, 2023
Australia, Japan, U.S. stand up multinational task force for Cope North 23

Air forces from Australia, Japan, and the United States have begun arriving in Guam to establish the command and control multinational task force for Cope North 2023, which runs Feb. 8-24, 2023.
Jan. 22, 2023
U.S. and Japanese Forces team up for Southern Beach

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Airmen and Sailors from Kadena Air Base, Japan teamed up in the skies near Okinawa with Japan Air Self Defense Force personnel during the latest iteration of the bilateral Southern Beach exercise on 19 January, 2023.
Dec. 14, 2022
Partner nation air forces deliver humanitarian aid during Operation Christmas Drop 2022

Five partner nation air forces worked together to deliver humanitarian aid as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2022, the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid mission delivering essential supplies to island communities in the western Pacific, Dec. 4-13, 2022.Aircrew from the U.S.
Aug. 23, 2022
Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

Members of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 3rd Air Wing counterparts participated side-by-side in a live-fire and rapid airfield damage repair team exercise hosted by JASDF at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 1 - 4, 2022.
April 6, 2022
CSO meets with JASDF chief at Space Symposium

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, meets with Chief of Staff Japan Air Self Defense Force Gen. Shunji Izutsu, during a bi-lat meeting at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Col. April 6, 2022.
Jan. 26, 2022
Bilateral exercise Southern Beach reinforces USAF, JASDF alliance in the new year

Participants conducted exercise Southern Beach planning virtually in order to integrate effectively and safely during the operation.
Jan. 24, 2022
Dyess B-1 Bomber CONUS to CONUS Mission Trains Interoperability with Coalition Partners

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The 7th Bomb Wing, 307th Bomb Wing and 53rd Wing jointly executed a 30-hour two-ship mission on Jan. 11 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas to the Indo-Pacific and back. The two aircraft conducted a joint Large Force Exercise with fighters from the Japanese Air Self
Nov. 30, 2021
Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

The 18th Operations Group partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to complete Exercise Southern Beach, Oct. 25-29.
Nov. 1, 2021
Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

The 18th Operations Group partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to complete Exercise Southern Beach, Oct. 25-29.