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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Pacific Air Forces Airmen conduct information exchange in Philippines230126-F-AB000-002
                        
                        
                        Members of the Philippine Air Force prepare to conduct hot pit refueling during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange event at Clark Air Base, Philippines, January 26, 2023. Throughout the five-day event, PACAF Airmen discussed various topics with their PAF counterparts such as: explosive safety, expeditionary munitions storage, protective facility designs, logistics to move the force from one location to another, hot pit operations, flying hour programs and maintenance scheduling among many others. (Courtesy photo)
                
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                        Members of the Philippine Air Force conduct hot pit refueling operations as part of a Subject Matter Expert Exchange event at Clark Air Base, Philippines, January 26, 2023. The SMEEs involved munitions, maintenance, logistics and hot pit refueling and were held as a precursor to cooperation in future exercises like Balikatan and Cope Thunder. (Courtesy photo)
                
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                        Philippine Air Force Col. Randy Pascula, Wing Deputy Commander, speaks to attendees of the Pacific Air Forces-Philippine Air Force Subject Matter Expert Exchange event at Basa Air Base, Philippines, January 27, 2023. Throughout the five-day event, PACAF Airmen discussed various topics with their PAF counterparts such as: explosive safety, expeditionary munitions storage, protective facility designs, logistics to move the force from one location to another, hot pit operations, flying hour programs and maintenance scheduling among many others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
                
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PACAF Airmen conduct information exchange in PhilippinesPublished Feb. 2, 2023
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux
                    
                    
                    Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
            **BASA AIR BASE, Philippines (AFNS) --**Airmen from the **Pacific Air Forces** area of responsibility traveled to Basa and Clark Air Bases, Philippines, to conduct several Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with airmen from the Philippine Air Force, Jan. 23 through 27, 2023.

The SMEEs involved discussions of munitions, maintenance, logistics and hot pit refueling and were held as a precursor to cooperation in future large exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

“These SMEEs are really great collaborations between the two forces and lay the foundation toward a more detailed execution like Balikatan and Cope Thunder,” said Philippine Air Force 1st Lt. Carlo Emmanuel Canlas, event lead. “It’s important for the PAF and PACAF to improve coordination so future operations and exercises can be successful.”

Throughout the five-day event, PACAF Airmen discussed topics with their PAF counterparts, such as explosive safety, expeditionary munitions storage, protective facility designs, logistics to move the force from one location to another, hot pit operations, flying hour programs and maintenance scheduling.

“We were able to share our different programs with each other, which was incredibly insightful,” said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rainier Raquion, 154th Wing Maintenance Operations, NCO in charge of Flight, Plans and Scheduling.

Hawaii is one of the State Partners of the Philippines through the **State Partnership Program**—or SPP—which began in 2000. One key aspect of the SPP links a unique component of the **Defense Department**–a state's National Guard—with the armed forces, or equivalent, of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.

Through the SPP, the National Guard conducts military-to-military engagements in support of defense security goals. The program also leverages whole-of-society relationships and capabilities to facilitate broader interagency engagements spanning military, government, economic and social spheres.

At the end of the exchanges, both nation’s Airmen gathered for a debrief where leaders discussed the progress that was made and what they hoped to accomplish with future engagements.

“This was an incredibly successful SMEE,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Nuanes, 154th Wing, Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer. “It wasn’t just the information sharing that made it successful. It was the sharing of our cultures, our food and our experiences that built deeper relationships between our two countries. I look forward to future engagements and further enhancing these strong bonds.”LR 



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