June 10, 2022 USAFE integrates with Arctic fighters during exercise Baltic Operations U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft integrated with Swedish, Finnish, German, and U.S. Navy fighters, June 9, during U.S. Naval Forces Europe’s exercise Baltic Operations 2022 over the Baltic Sea region.
June 2, 2022 Austin, Stoltenberg Discuss NATO Future During Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued discussions with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as the alliance faces challenges from Russia and the need to agree on a new strategic concept for the alliance.
June 1, 2022 Russia Forcing Changes to NATO Strategic Concepts The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, told the Defense Writers Group.
May 13, 2022 Pentagon Announces Deployments to Replace Forces in Europe Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of around 10,500 personnel in the coming months to replace previously deployed Army units serving in the European theater of operation.
May 11, 2022 U.S.-U.K. Leaders Discuss Aid to Ukraine, NATO Issues During Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued DOD's close cooperation with the United Kingdom as he sat down for Pentagon talks with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
May 11, 2022 Austin Says 2023 Budget Built on New Defense Strategy The fiscal 2023 defense budget request was built on the bones of the new National Defense Strategy, and the request is adequate for today's military and ensures the military remains strong in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
May 6, 2022 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 27, 2022 Equipment Sent to Ukraine Having an Effect on Battlefields The United States and partner nations will continue to get the equipment and supplies the Ukrainians need to the country, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 25, 2022 Blinken, Austin Meet Ukraine's President in Kyiv Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where they discussed security assistance Ukraine would need to further beat back the Russian invaders.
April 14, 2022 V Corps, NATO Forces Conduct Saber Strike As America’s forward deployed corps in Europe, V Corps led the theater-wide military exercise, Saber Strike 22, which encompassed a variety of joint multi-national training throughout Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.