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Foreword

Regional Response Forces ::

VALIANT SHIELD:
Building Trust and Security

GREEN LIGHTNING: Providing Security in the Asia-Pacific Region

Transnational Operations ::

KHAAN QUEST 2006:
Enhancing Multinational Peacekeeping

Humanitarian Support ::

USNS Mercy Bringing Hope to Asia-Pacific Nations

C-17 Aircraft Marking A New Airlift Era in the Pacific

New Zealand Defence Force Providing Security and Reconstruction in Afghanistan

From BALIKATAN to Mudslide Relief

Happenings ::

Happenings

Happenings

	Indian Air Force Wing Cmdr. Sanjeev Gupta looks over a navigation map while flying over the Big Island of Hawaii in an Indian IL-76 cargo aircraft during a training mission. U.S. airmen were also onboard during the September 2006 training event with the Indian aircrew. Photo by TSgt. Shane A. Cuomo, USAF
	U.S. airmen wait to board the Indian IL-76 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for the training mission with the Indian aircrew. Photo by TSgt. Shane A. Cuomo, USAF
	Chinese sailors talk with U.S. Navy Cmdr. David Welch, commanding officer of the USS Chung-Hoon. Photo by PO3 Ben A. Gonzales, USN
	A senior naval officer of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Brawley, commanding officer of USS Patriot (MCM 7) salute each other before the USS Patriot departs Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, after a scheduled port visit there in July 2006. Both the USS Patriot and USS Salvor (ARS 52) visited the port as part of friendship-building activities between the two nations that included a volleyball match with the PAVN Navy, tours of the ships, and a two-day service project at an orphanage. Photo by SN Adam R. Cole, USN
	(R to L) Indonesian Air Vice Marshal Edy Harjoko and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Kenney Headquarters commander, Hickam Air Base, Hawaii, co-hosted the September 2006 Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The symposium endeavored to build and enhance cooperation among the air forces of Asia-Pacific nations. Delegations from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the United States attended. Department of Defense photo
	People’s Republic of China (PRC) Navy ships, the destroyer Qingdao (DD 113) and oiler Hongzehu (AOR 881), arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a port visit in September 2006. The visit was the first of a two-phase series of exercises and events agreed upon by both countries in the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA). The second phase is to occur off the coast of China. The objectives of the MMCA exercises are to improve air and maritime safety, establish long-term working relationships, improve disaster responsiveness, and promote regional security. While in port, the PRC Navy ships conducted a communications exercise with the U.S. Navy to build proficiency in the use of internationally accepted communications protocols. These protocols are key to how sailors communicate with one another on the high seas. The PRC ships also conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) at sea with the U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer, the USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93). The PASSEX is a routine exercise that focuses on navigation safety at sea. U.S. Navy ships regularly participate in passing exercises with foreign navies around the world. Before departing Pearl Harbor, sailors from the two Chinese ships played a goodwill game of basketball with U.S. sailors at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Photo by SN Joe Kane, USN
	Chinese sailors stand in formation during the arrival ceremony at Pearl Harbor. Photo by SN David Rush, USN
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