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PACOM Commander Speaks at Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit
Adm. Robert F. Willard discussed U.S. Pacific Command’s focus on addressing and mitigating transnational threats, and that effort’s correlation to the Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit’s “Securing...
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Sri Lanka Schools Open Following USAID-PACOM Partnership
A pair of schools rebuilt in Sri Lanka by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – with funding from U.S. Pacific Command – opened last week.As reported by the Sri Lanka Sunday...
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Center for Excellence Supports Disaster Response Exercise in Fiji
Staff from the Hawaii-based Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE) joined local government and military officials, representatives from United Nations...
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Good Leadership Embraces Good Prevention
Although seemingly far removed from our home in the Pacific, the events of Nov.5, 2009, at Ft. Hood have undoubtedly touched each of us. Twelve were killed and 31 injured by a service-member opening...
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Navy Shares Training, Leadership Principles in Cambodia
A team of U.S. Navy Sailors recently spent four weeks in Cambodia working with the Royal Cambodian Navy (RCN) to share training techniques and leadership principles as the RCN prepares to induct 400...
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U.S., Singapore to Begin Commando Sling Air Exercise Series this Week
The first of three phases of the annual Commando Sling air combat training exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Singapore air forces gets underway Dec. 2 in Singapore and wraps up Dec. 18.As noted...
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U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to Train during Yama Sakura
The Japan-based U.S. Army I Corps Forward, U.S. Army Pacific and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force will train together Dec. 8-14 during exercise Yama Sakura, a joint command post exercise in...
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PACOM Commander: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Alliance is a Focus
The following was written by Capt. Lydia Robertson, PACOM’s chief of public affairs, who is travelling with Adm. Willard as he meets with senior military officials to discuss views on regional security...
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APCSS Builds Regional Partnerships, Networks through Alumni
An outreach team from the Hawaii-based Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) is in the midst of a regional trip, taking them to Japan, Brunei, and Malaysia to discuss issues of mutual...
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C-130 Aircraft to Transport Tons of Presents
The holiday season is here. In Guam, volunteers from Andersen Air Force base and the local community have been busy preparing for the Operation Christmas Drop ceremony on December 15, 2009. They will...
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U.S. Air Force Supports Australian Air Defense Exercise
Over a period of three weeks in late November and early December, U.S. Air Force KC-135 and B-52 aircraft originating from Guam flew more than 25 missions in support of Australia’s East Coast Air...
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PACOM Takes Preventive Measures in Combating H1N1
Have you received your "flu shot", yet? How about your 2009-H1N1 "Swine Flu" vaccine?2009 is a unique influenza year, in that two different influenza vaccinations are being administered: the seasonal...
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International Audience Discusses Disaster Management in Indonesia
Participants from more than 10 nations and both the civil and military sectors took part in an Indonesian Armed Forces and PACOM co-hosted regional disaster management emergency response workshop in...
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Service Members Brighten Spirits of Philippine Children
Twenty members of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) spent a holiday evening visiting children at the Social Development Center in Zamboanga City Dec. 23.As explained in a...
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How Social Media Helped PACOM in 2009
This past year, a lot of things have happened within PACOM's Area of Responsibility (AOR).In the last three months alone, we've seen the value of social media in connecting us with people around the...
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Recognizing 50 Years of Partnership between Japan and the United States
“As we celebrate the anniversary of the treaty, we pay tribute to its role in supporting regional security and prosperity, and strengthening our two democracies. Let us now undertake to renew our...
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Collaborative Efforts Results in New Facilities, Road in Southern Philippines
A new birthing clinic, elementary school, and a road are among the most recent projects to be completed in the southern Philippines through the cooperative efforts of Joint Special Operations Task...
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Cobra Gold Brings Multiple Nations Together for Training
Exercise Cobra Gold (website), in its 29th year, begins Monday, with service members from Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.S. as guests of host Thailand.Sponsored by PACOM...
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Cobra Gold, Lessons Learned on Disaster Relief
In a DOD Bloggers Roundtable on Feb. 2. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, discussed the importance of military exercise Cobra Gold.Cobra Gold is one of the best and most...
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COE Hosts Global Pandemic Influenza Workshops
In the event of a global pandemic, militaries around the world would expect to be called upon by governments to support civilian first-responders. In order to maintain this type of readiness, The...
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Big Island hosts USPACOM International Military Lawyer Conference
Today, Pacific Command's 23rd annual Military Operations and Law Conference (MILOPS) wraps up on the Big Island, Hawaii. MILOPS is a yearly meeting of legal professionals from countries throughout the...
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U.S. and Laos Co-Host Multinational Pandemic Influenza Workshop
Major infectious disease outbreaks in Asia are being placed under the microscope during a series of workshops co-hosted by the U.S. and Laos. This multinational "Pandemic Influenza Civil-Military...
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Personal Perspectives: A Deployment to Southern Philippines
After assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) for just one week, on Sept. 27, 2009 I found myself standing in the middle of a massive flooding fiasco in metro Manila,...
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Pacific Endeavor; improving interoperability and building relationships
by Lt. Theresa Donnelly, Pacific Command Public Affairs Getting the opportunity to travel overseas is something I always love to do. In fact, being in the military often gives me these chances....
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