Brig. Gen. Herb Petras of the Canadian Forces (future co-host of PAMS XXVI) receives the PAMS flag from Col. Steven Peace of USARPAC while Lt. Gen. Dató Pahlawan Khairuddin bin Mat Yusof applauds.

New Zealand Army Lt. Col. Mark Wheeler handles a huge python during a jungle display hosted by the Malaysian Army.

During the PAMS XXV closing ceremonies, the co-hosts, Lt. Gen. Khairuddin and Lt. Gen. Smith, praised the delegates for their accomplishments. Lt. Gen. Smith gave his address by video recording since he could not be there due to the tragic events of September 11th.

Lt. Gen. Khairuddin and Col. Steven Peace, the USARPAC G5 who represented Lt. Gen. Smith, presented PAMS mementos to the participants. Col. Peace then passed the PAMS flag from Lt. Gen. Khairuddin, representing this year’s Malaysian hosts, to Brig. Gen. Herb Petras, representing the Canadian delegation, that will co-host PAMS XXVI in 2002 in Calgary, Alberta.

As the future co-host of PAMS XXVI, Brig. Gen. Petras said, "We will do our best to maintain the standard of achievement of PAMS XXV. We learned quite a bit while we were here, and we look forward to seeing you in Calgary."

For additional information on PAMS and PACC and to obtain the speeches, presentations and syndicate findings from PAMS XXV, please visit the PAMS website on the Asia-Pacific Area Network at: http://www.apan-info.net. Use the "conferences" menu link and then select: "Papers and reports from past conferences."