Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

May 9, 2022
Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act to Supply More Security Assistance to Ukraine

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
May 6, 2022
Intensity of Conflict Creates Unprecedented Need for Weapons, Munitions

The intensity of conflict in the 21st century and the need for weapons and munitions has been a learning experience for American defense officials working to supply Ukraine for its fight against Russia.
May 2, 2022
Wright-Patt medic reflects on childhood in Ukraine

As a child growing up amid unimaginable poverty in central Ukraine, Airman 1st Class Davyd Bielykh always envisioned moving to the United States and serving in the military.
April 26, 2022
Austin Meets With Nations to Intensify Support for Ukraine

In a forum hosted in Germany by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, nearly 40 nations met to discuss current and future efforts to provide support for Ukraine in maintaining its sovereignty.
April 22, 2022
Ramstein to host Ukraine Security Consultative Group

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to host a Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 26.
April 12, 2022
Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security

“We need to tell the story of the SPP,” Young said, “and continue to expand from those military-to-military engagements and include more military-to-civilian and civilian-to-civilian engagements. With this, the SPP will continue to be a two-way street where both partners win.”
March 21, 2022
Ukraine-California ties show worth of National Guard program

When Russia invaded Ukraine with more than 150,000 troops Feb. 24, most people — especially Russian President Vladimir Putin — expected a Russian cakewalk. The men and women of the California National Guard knew better. The California National Guard has had a close working relationship with the
March 16, 2022
Biden Signs Order Transferring Arms to Ukrainian Defenders

President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to help the people of Ukraine defend their freedom.
March 14, 2022
Russians Pounding Ukraine Cities With Long-Range Fires, Says Official 

Russian forces are increasing long-range fires on Mariupol, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and other population centers in Ukraine, a senior Defense Department official said.
March 11, 2022
Russian Military Efforts Stymied by Blunders, Stiff Ukrainian Resistance, Defense Official Says

Ukrainian resistance continues to be "stiff and determined," a senior defense official said at a Pentagon press briefing.