U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Medical exchange culminates with U.S., Malaysian, Japanese, South Korean, and Australian troops working together
KUCHING, Malaysia (April 18, 2017) - Malaysian Civil Defense personnel cary a simulated casualty from shoreline to awaiting medical personnel while participating in a field training exercise (FTX) during Pacific Partnership 2017 Kuching, Malaysia. Personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, Malaysian Armed Forces, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korean Navy and Australian Navy participated in the FTX, the culmination of a week of medical exchanges and symposia during this annual military mission. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Micah Blechner/Released) 170418-N-QV906-074
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Medical exchange culminates with U.S., Malaysian, Japanese, South Korean, and Australian troops working together
KUCHING, Malaysia (April 18, 2017) - Malaysian Civil Defense personnel cary a simulated casualty from shoreline to awaiting medical personnel while participating in a field training exercise (FTX) during Pacific Partnership 2017 Kuching, Malaysia. Personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, Malaysian Armed Forces, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korean Navy and Australian Navy participated in the FTX, the culmination of a week of medical exchanges and symposia during this annual military mission. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Micah Blechner/Released) 170418-N-QV906-074
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