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Adm. Thomas Fargo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, welcomes Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, Chief of Indonesia’s National Intelligence Agency, during an office call at Camp Smith, Hawaii, in January 2003 to discuss counterterrorism cooperation and mutual security interests.
Photo by PO1 Clinton Beaird, USN
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International film star Jackie Chan peers into the cockpit of an F-14A Tomcat on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during the carrier’s visit to Hong Kong in December 2002. USS Kitty Hawk personnel train and exercise with regional U.S. allies and respond to emergency national tasking where needed. The carrier operates out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is the world’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier.
Photo by BM3 William H. Ramsey, USN
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Four noncommissioned officers (NCOs) from Mongolia graduated from the Primary Leadership Development Course at U.S. Army Hawaii’s NCO Academy, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. The training is a pilot program to help prepare Mongolian NCOs to run their own NCO schools. L to R are Mongolian Army Cpl. Enkhbold Jamiyansuren, Cpl. Oyunchimeg Tserensanj, Sgt. Donbayar Sangmyatau, and Cpl. Zolbadrakh Gankhuyag.
Photo by SGT. W. Wayne Marlow, USA
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Japan hosted the 8th Western Pacific Naval Symposium in October 2002. Representatives from member countries –
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the U.S., and Vietnam – meet biennially to discuss maritime issues and promote cooperation among their navies. Here, Russian naval participants discuss conference proposals.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Support Group East Timor (USGET)
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Japan Self-Defense Force Staff College students tour the bridge of the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in January 2003. Homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, the USS Blue Ridge serves as the flagship for the U.S. Seventh Fleet and is an important part of the U.S. forward presence and regional stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Photo by PO1(AW) Winston C. Pitman, USN
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U.S. Navy sailors prepare sheet metal to replace a roof at the Ryder-Cheshire Foundation. Thefoundation is a non-governmental organization that provides humanitarian and medical assis-tance to East Timorese.
Photo by JO2 Shawn Burns, USN
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