Video by Staff Sgt. Erin Mills | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 08.29.2016
BRISBANE, Australia - 22 Aug 16 – Exercise Pacific Endeavor 2016 (PE16) is in full swing after its official start, with nearly 250 military members from over 20 Pacific partner-nations participating. These communication experts are learning first-hand the importance of speed and interoperability of communication assets when responding to a multinational crisis. Representatives from the......
Video by Staff Sgt. Erin Mills and Airman 1st Class Kelly OConnor | 2D Audiovisual Squadron | 09.10.2015
Representatives from the Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP), a U.S. Pacific Command sponsored Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) information-sharing operation, are co-hosting the exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help improve interoperability of communications technologies between partner-nations in the pacific region. The......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Todd Kabalan | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 09.10.2015
Pacific Endeavor 2015, sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, is a multinational workshop designed to enhance communication interoperability and expedite humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response, or HADR. This year's workshop was held from August 31st to September 11th in Manila, Philippines and involved non-government organizations,......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Todd Kabalan | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 09.09.2015
When a disaster strikes, many times the basic communication infrastructure is destroyed. Cellular towers and internet network providers can go down, and having a plan to set up reliable communications after a disaster is key to saving lives. A major exercise is underway in the Philippines this week and representatives from 21 Pacific nations are getting hands on training with mobile......
