Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

March 30, 2023
Washington National Guard Shares Domestic Response Expertise

Members of the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces participated in multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training in Rayong Province Feb. 24 to March 3. The training was part of the 42nd iteration of exercise Cobra Gold, a Thai-U.S. exercise held annually in
March 21, 2023
Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders

Strategic planning, capability sharing and future cooperation were the focus when leaders of the Lithuanian Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 111th Attack Wing met at Biddle Air National Guard Base March 20.
March 21, 2023
West Virginia Guard, Qatar Conduct Key Leader SPP Exchange

West Virginia National Guard and Qatari military leaders met in Doha March 14-16 in a State Partnership Program engagement.
March 20, 2023
Indiana Guardsmen, Slovak Partners Compete to be Best Warrior

Indiana National Guardsmen and Slovakian service members competed in this year’s Best Warrior Competition March 17-19.
March 20, 2023
Washington Guard, Thai Partners Strengthen Cybersecurity

Since he first supported the Cobra Gold exercise in 2018, Washington Air National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Silves has focused on strengthening cybersecurity.
March 15, 2023
Washington National Guard, Thailand Conduct Wildland Firefighting Exchange

The Washington National Guard and service members from the Kingdom of Thailand shared best practices for fighting wildfires during a State Partnership Program exchange in March.
March 15, 2023
Sultanate of Oman Joins Growing State Partnership Program

A relationship formed almost two centuries ago – when the Sultanate of Oman became the first Arab Gulf state to sign a bilateral accord with the United States – deepened this week with the signing of a security cooperation agreement with the Arizona National Guard.
March 14, 2023
New Jersey National Guard Medical Team Trains with Albania

New Jersey Air and Army National Guard medical branches trained with Albanian Armed Forces Light Infantry Battle Group members March 5-10 as part of the State Partnership Program.
March 8, 2023
State Partnership Program a Difference Maker in Africa, U.S. military leaders say

Africa is fertile ground for external influence, and senior U.S. military leaders underscored the value of partnerships to building security capacity on the continent during the 2023 African Chiefs of Defense Conference last week.
March 3, 2023
Tennessee National Guard Prepares for Joint Bulgarian Exercise

The Tennessee National Guard will conduct the international joint readiness exercise Thracian Sentry 2023 throughout Bulgaria June 12-30.