More than 120 high-level Air Force officials are planning Pacific Air Forces way forward as ongoing challenges face the command’s area of operations. The inaugural PACAF Warfighter Symposium began May 23 and will wrap up Friday at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The attendees are comprised of representatives from all components, and will recommend how the Air Force can implement new strategies and operational concepts, according to a PACAF release. The recommendations will focus on how to work more closely with allies across in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
Canada’s defense minister Bill Blair said May 13 the Chinese spy balloon's infamous weeklong path over Alaska, Canada, and the continental United States in 2023 was a “wake-up call” for his country as he shuttled around Washington to sell Ottawa's bolstered defense strategy to his American allies.