Almost 200 delegates from 24 nations participated in Pacific Area Special Operations Conference (PASOC) 2001.

Lt. Col. Derek Koh is one of five PASOC attendees from Singapore

Brig. Jayantha Ranaweera of Sri Lanka presents his country’s briefing to PASOC attendees.

Lt. Col. Gurragchaa Batbileg and Maj. J. Mendee of Mongolia participate in a PASOC panel discussion.

Col. Oleg Mart’yanov of Russia listens to a translation by Lt. Col. Christopher Tone, the U.S. Assistant Army Attaché in Moscow.

The Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, Gen. Charles R. Holland, addresses PASOC 2001.

Lt. Col. Frank Miller, U.S. Defense Attaché, Hanoi, and 1st Lt. Binh Nhu Xuan and Sr. Col. Hung Pham Ngoc of Vietnam, listen to a conference speaker.

Maj. Sombat Koonyotying presents Thailand’s briefing at PASOC 2001.

Lt. Col. Damien Dilang of Malaysia presents his ideas at a PASOC panel discussion.

The informal contacts and friendships made at PASOC 2001 were sometimes as valuable as the formal programs. Col. David M. Harris from SOCPAC and Brig. Duncan Lewis of Australia exchange ideas during a conference break.