Returning to Malaysia since 2019’s go to to Kuching, Sarawak, Pacific Partnership allows members to work collectively to boost catastrophe response capabilities and foster new and enduring friendships in Malaysia.
On the invitation of Malaysia, Pacific Partnership’s mission is to conduct tailor-made humanitarian and civic preparedness actions in areas resembling engineering, catastrophe response, public well being, and Philippine outreach occasions. This 12 months’s mission, that includes practically 1500 personnel, was a joint effort on behalf of Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the UK and the USA.
“Pacific Partnership‘s mission exemplifies the true spirit of the phrase partnership”, mentioned Royal Navy Captain Joseph Dransfield, deputy mission commander. “As we begin our mission right here in Malaysia, we’re excited on the prospect of the nice issues our multi-national groups can obtain whereas working side-by-side with our Malaysian counterparts.”
Whereas in Kuantan, Pacific Partnership 2023 will present tailor-made medical care specializing in subject-matter exchanges and neighborhood schooling; establishing and reconstruction of a number of schoolhouses and data exchanges with workout routines overlaying catastrophe response and humanitarian help. Moreover, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band will carry out in a wide range of neighborhood engagements.
“Pacific Partnership expands the collective capability to reply to disasters and different humanitarian conditions that may have regional and international impacts,” mentioned U.S. Navy Capt. Claudine Caluori, mission commander. “Our mission in Malaysia finally advantages the safety and prosperity for all Indo-Pacific nations, together with the USA.”
As a part of PP23, the mission crew will conduct missions all through Southeast Asia and the South Pacific Islands.
For extra details about Pacific Partnership go to www.fb.com/pacificpartnership, www.instagram.com/pacific_partnership/ or https://www.dvidshub.web/unit/C-LGWP. Pacific Partnership public affairs may be reached by way of electronic mail at publicaffairs.pp23@gmail.com.
