U.S. 25th Infantry Division (Light) soldiers brief Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officers on the U.S. Dragon missile launcher during the annual, bilateral field training exercise ORIENT SHIELD.

Promoting good Sino-American relations is central to U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese and U.S. sailors exchange ship visits during the U.S. Navy's first port visit to China.

Maj. Gen. John R. Dallager, USAF, speaks with Maj. Gen. T. Byambajav and Maj. L. Naraanbaater of the Mongolian Armed Forces.

Some of the military medical officers from Asia-Pacific countries who attended the Asia-Pacific Military Medical Conference in Auckland, New Zealand.
Photo courtesy of the New Zealand Army, Public Information Office

Representatives from 14 nations attended the 1998 meeting.

Superintendent Pedro of Tuvalu, Cmdr. Teleni of Fiji, Maj. Edmanley of Vanuatu, and Magistrate Temo of Fiji discuss the day's speakers.

Emerald Express brings together senior international military and government officials, civilian officials, and international relief agencies to discuss issues, coordinate methods and educate participants on the challenges of planning and executing complex emergency operations and disaster response efforts. Some attendees view a mobile dental room display.
Photos by PH1 (AW/NAC) Mark Correa, USN

Flags of 38 participating nations are paraded before the military delegations attending the 22nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS XXII) in Manila, Philippines.

Maj.-Gen. Goh Yong Siang, Chief of Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), speaks at the opening ceremony for the Thai-Singapore-U.S. exercise COPE TIGER 98. Behind him are Air Chief Marshal Tananit Niamtan, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), and Col. Ed Groeninger, Director, U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Working Group.