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SecAF visits Asia-Pacific to strengthen alliances, assess readiness
Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink departed July 24 on his first international trip as SecAF, traveling throughout the U.S. Asia-Pacific area of responsibility to reinforce international partnerships and meet with Airmen and Guardians supporting the Department of the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink stand on the flightline on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 24, 2025. Meink’s visit marks the start of his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region as the SecAF, while also getting a close-up view of the Air Force’s first-in-a-generation Department-Level-Exercise series.
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