Holding of Pacific Global Air Mobility Seminar

February 21, 2008

The Pacific Global Air Mobility Seminar will be held for two days on February 22 (Fri) and 23 (Sat) at the Ministry of Defense (in Ichigaya) and the U.S. Yokota Air Base. The outline is as follows.

1. Content of the seminar

The security and defense authorities of Japan, the United States and Australia will meet at the Defense Ministry (in Ichigaya) to exchange opinions on trilateral cooperation among the three countries in the area of air mobility. Also at Yokota Air Base, they will try loading a CH-47 helicopter (belonging to the First Helicopter Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) onto a C-17 of the U.S. Air Force.

2. Participants

Japanese side: (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Director, Japan-U.S. Security Treaty Division, and others

(Ministry of Defense) Director, Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation Division

Director, International Policy Division

Director, International Operation Division

Head, Second Operations Division (J3)

Deputy Director, Logistics (J4)

Head, Defense and International Policy Planning Division (J5), and others

U.S. side: Principal Director for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense Chief, En Route Structure, USTRANSCOM, and others

Australia side: Officer Commanding 84 Wing and Director of Air Mobility Control Centre

Director, North & South Asia, International Policy Division,

Department of Defense, and others

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