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The world will need a robust and efficient logistics system with nations working together as close teammates in order to provide assistance when needed.

Vice Adm. Gordon S. Holder, USN Director for Logistics, J-4, U.S. Joint Staff

Vice Adm. Gordon S. Holder, Director for Logistics of the U.S. Joint Staff, congratulates Rear Adm. Sushil Kumar Ramsay, Assistant Controller of Logistics, Indian Naval Headquarters, as PASOLS’ newest member, while Brig. Gen. Henry "Hank" L. Taylor, USAF, Vice Director for Logistics of the U.S. Joint Staff, looks on.	Maj. Gen. Choi In Su, Director-General of the Logistics Bureau of the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense, signs a logistics agreement with Brig. George Yacoub, Director-General of the Joint Ammunition Logistics Organization, Australian Ministry of Defence.

The seminar’s logistics cooperation theme and discussion topics proved timely and applicable to all nations. Topics discussed within the panels included "Bilateral Arrangements," "Provision of Logistics Support," and "Receipt of Logistics Support."

Speakers from a variety of nations provided presentations related to the theme and to specific discussion topics. Presenting nations included Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the United States. In addition to panel discussions, briefings covered the following initiatives:

•	PASOLS Home Page and LOG Magazine
•	Pacific Area Cataloguing System (PACS)
•	Pacific Automated Logistics Management Systems-Information Exchange Group (PALMS-IEG)
•	Pacific Area Cooperation in Outsourcing (PACOUT)
•	Pacific Area Cooperation in Rationing (PACRAT)
•	PASOLS Guide for Logistics Support to Multinational Operations
•	Pacific Regional Demilitarization Facilities

(For a complete and detailed explanation of PASOLS initiatives, please visit the PASOLS Web-site www.pasols.org.)