USAF C-5, C-141, C-130, and KC-135 participate in airlift of relief supplies to Andersen AFB, Guam, delivering more than 2.5 million pounds of cargo by Jan. 4, after Typhoon Paka strikes with winds up to 236 miles per hour.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.