Photo gallery
Pacific Area Special Operations
Conference: Working Toward
Combating Terrorism
Story and Photos
by Maj. Cynthia F. Teramae, USA
Col. Md. Sanusi bin Hj Ahmad, Officer Commanding, Special Regiment Air Force, Malaysia, briefs Malaysia’s response to terrorism during Pacific Area Operations Conference (PASOC).

Brig. Gen. Bajra Gurung, Director, Nature Conservation, Royal Nepalese Army (left); Maj. Sylvia McDonald, SOCPAC escort (center); and Col. Young Oh Song, Director Training and Education Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare, participate in a discussion on emerging missions and Special Operations Forces.

Maj. Gen. Herbert L. (Buz) Altshuler, Commander, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), explains his unit’s vision of a seamlessly integrated active Army and Army Reserve Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations soldiers and units who work across the full spectrum of military operations in peacetime and war.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael S. Kuehr (left), Commander, 351st Civil Affairs Command, talks with Maj. Gen. Duncan Lewis (center), Commander, Australian Special Operations Command, and Capt. Richard Shalders, Australian Special Operations Command, during a coffee break.

Maj. Gen. Abdul Wadud (left),Engineer in Chief, Army Headquarters, Bangladesh, and Brig. Gen. Gabrial Ledesma, Commanding General, 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, Armed Forces of the Philippines, chat during a coffee break.

(L to R) Maj. Tim Tian Heng, Headquarters Command, Singapore Armed Forces; Maj. Tan Hong Tech, Naval Diving Unit, Singapore Navy; and Maj. Hira Laljoshi, Company Commander, Divi Dal Company, Royal Nepalese Army, speak with Brig. Gen. Mohammed Ashab Uddin, Commander 44th Infantry Brigade, Bangladesh, during a break in the conference.
Brig. Gen. Gregory Trebon, Commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, welcomes PASOC attendees.

Lt. Col. Yeo Wee Lian (left), Special Officer, Singapore Armed Forces; Brig. Gen. D. Udeni Munasinghe, Division Commander, Sri Lankan Army; and Brig. Gen. Gabriel Ledesma (standing), Commanding General, 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, Armed Forces of the Philippines, explore the impact of transnational terrorism during a panel discussion.

Mr. Robert W. Fitts, Political Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, briefs the Global Web of Terrorism.

Indian Army Col. Mandeep Singh Mann, Commanding Officer, 21st Parachute (Special Forces) Battalion, recommends a methodology to combat terrorism in his briefing.

Maj. Gen. Hans Harson, Commander, National Gendarmerie Circumscription, Madagascar, and Cmdr. Toni Fonokalafi, Commander Tongan Navy, confer during a break.

Adm. Thomas B. Fargo (left), Commander Pacific Command, greets Gen. Charles. R. Holland, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command.
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