Tuesday, May 28, 2013

U.S. and Vietnam prepare for exercise Pacific Angel 13-3

5/28/2013 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii  -- The United States and Vietnam will conduct humanitarian assistance operations June 10-14 as part of Operation Pacific Angel.

Officially in its sixth year, Operation PACANGEL is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance exercise led by Pacific Air Forces. Operation PACANGEL 2013 includes medical, dental, optometry, and engineering programs as well as various subject-matter expert exchanges.

Approximately 56 U.S. military members, along with local non-governmental organizations and host nation military forces will conduct humanitarian assistance operations in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam as part of this operation.

PACANGEL enhances participants' humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities.

The exercise supports U.S. Pacific Command's capacity-building efforts by partnering with other governments, non-governmental agencies and multilateral militaries in the respective region to provide medical, dental, optometry, and engineering assistance to their citizens. This training can be used during future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

Since 2007, U.S. military members, together with host nation military personnel throughout the region, have improved the lives of tens of thousands of people through Operation PACANGEL missions

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