By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (EXW) Timothy
Wilson, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas Public Affairs
YIGO, Guam (NNS) -- Military forces from Australia, New
Zealand, Japan and the U.S. are partnering in a multinational anti-submarine
warfare exercise around the waters of Guam aimed at increasing the
interoperability capacity between these nations operating in the Pacific, Aug.
9-15.
The exercise includes multiple aircraft and subsurface
assets from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Royal Australian Air
Force and U.S. and observers from the Royal New Zealand Air Force who will
collaborate to strengthen personal relationships between these countries.
"The biggest take away is building experiences together
and operating away from our home bases in an expeditionary style," said
Lt. Jon Torbett, attached to Task Force 72 and the U.S. action officer for
GUAMEX 2014." We don't often get a chance to all operate together and the
end goal of this exercise is to be able to perform anti-submarine
operations."
GUAMEX 2014 will include approximately 25 operational
scenarios, several aircraft familiarization tours and social gatherings
designed to increase these regional partnerships.
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