Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
7/17/2014 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- United
States and Tonga will conduct humanitarian assistance operations July
21 - 26 as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Tonga.
Operation PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian
assistance operation led by Pacific Air Forces. PACANGEL 2014 includes
general health, dental, optometry, pediatrics, and engineering programs
as well as various subject-matter expert exchanges.
PACANGEL enhances participating nations' humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief capabilities. Approximately 65 U.S. military members,
along with local non-governmental organizations, and host nation
military forces will conduct humanitarian assistance operations in Tonga
as part of this operation.
Officially in its seventh year, PACANGEL 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.
These operations help improve and build relationships in the event of
future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. Since 2007,
U.S. military members, together with host nation military and civilian
personnel throughout the region, have improved the lives of tens of
thousands of people through PACANGEL operations.
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