Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

July 18, 2023
Milley Touts Successes of Guard's State Partnership Program

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called on all nations involved in the State Partnership Program to recommit themselves to continue training and, if necessary, fighting together for the ideals that are foundational to the freedom of mankind.
July 17, 2023
State Partnership Program Turns 30: A Crucial Arrow in Ukraine's Quiver

For almost 30 years, since the founding of the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program, California National Guardsmen and their Ukrainian counterparts have held exchanges, trained together and built troop-to-troop friendships.
July 13, 2023
National Guard's State Partnership Program Marks 30 Years

The National Guard's State Partnership Program, which began in 1993 with 13 countries, has grown to 100 nations — more than half the countries in the world.
July 6, 2023
Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement

Leaders from the Royal Thai Air Force and Washington Air National Guard wrapped up the final planning conference on what could be a historic engagement in the Kingdom of Thailand later this year.
July 5, 2023
In Vietnam, Hokanson Sees Growing Partnership

In 2014, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson came here as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard to further his state’s nascent partnership with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
June 30, 2023
Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s counterpart visit with Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff Lt. Gen. Viorel Pană

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. hosted the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff Lt. Gen. Viorel Pană for an official counterpart visit recognizing Romania as a valued NATO ally.
June 30, 2023
Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally

The U.S. National Guard’s top general met with Philippine military leaders recently to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island nation and the Hawaii and Guam National Guard.
June 30, 2023
203rd RED HORSE Conducts Engineer Exchange in Tajikistan

Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan June 5-9.
June 26, 2023
Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner for Training at AD23

More than 100 Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, completed an agile combat employment movement in Estonia as a forward operating location of exercise Air Defender 2023.
June 21, 2023
Tennessee Guard, Bulgarian Medical Military Academy Collaborate

The Tennessee Army and Air National Guard collaborated with the Bulgarian Military Medical Academy June 12-19 in a series of events as part of Thracian Sentry 23.