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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and allied and partner nation service members from across the Indo-Pacific receive a tour of the U.S.S. Missouri on Ford Island, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2023. The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium brought together air chiefs from around the globe to address shared challenges and strengthen partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific. This year’s symposium, the largest in history, focused on applying global lessons to the challenges of regional security. The more regional alliances and partnerships grow, the more collective challenges shrink, empowering Allies and partners to uphold a stable and secure Indo-Pacific.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Wilson)
            
            
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Largest-ever PACS concludes, enhancing competitive advantages for 22 nationsAlly and partner nation air chiefs listen to a briefing during Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 15, 2023. Senior leaders from around the globe gathered to discuss long-term challenges and deepen cooperative efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. Enduring relationships with allies and partners are critical for success against competitors who challenge regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Wilson)
            
            
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Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023Air chiefs and senior enlisted leaders from more than 20 countries stand in formation during the opening ceremony of the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 14, 2023. The symposium provided an opportunity for senior leaders from around the globe to share regional perspectives through bilateral and multilateral engagements and panels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
            
            
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Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and allied and partner nation service members from across the Indo-Pacific receive a tour of the U.S.S. Missouri on Ford Island, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2023. The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium brought together air chiefs from around the globe to address shared challenges and strengthen partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific. This year’s symposium, the largest in history, focused on applying global lessons to the challenges of regional security. The more regional alliances and partnerships grow, the more collective challenges shrink, empowering Allies and partners to uphold a stable and secure Indo-Pacific.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Wilson)
            
            
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        Largest-ever PACS concludes, enhancing competitive advantages for 22 nationsAlly and partner nation air chiefs listen to a briefing during Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 15, 2023. Senior leaders from around the globe gathered to discuss long-term challenges and deepen cooperative efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. Enduring relationships with allies and partners are critical for success against competitors who challenge regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Wilson)
            
            
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        Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023Air chiefs and senior enlisted leaders from more than 20 countries stand in formation during the opening ceremony of the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 14, 2023. The symposium provided an opportunity for senior leaders from around the globe to share regional perspectives through bilateral and multilateral engagements and panels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
            
            
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Largest-ever PACS concludes, enhancing competitive advantages for 22 nationsPublished Nov. 21, 2023
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson
                    
                    
                    Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) --**Committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, air chiefs and senior enlisted leaders from around the world convened for the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 at Headquarters **Pacific Air Forces** at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 13-16. 
The four-day symposium was held to foster regional security, stability, interoperability, leadership development, knowledge exchanges, and to ensure a shared understanding of challenges throughout the Indo-Pacific.**U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach**, PACAF commander, **hosted the historic event**, which was attended by **U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin**, **Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass**, and the senior air force leaders of 22 nations.Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023Air Marshal Rob Chipman, chief of the Royal Australian Air Force, speaks during a multilateral knowledge exchange for Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 alongside Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2023. This year's symposium holds a special significance, not only as the largest-ever PACS with more than 20 countries scheduled to attend, but also due to the unprecedented numbers of senior enlisted leaders attending and participating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
            
            
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    Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, JASDF chief of taff, renders a salute during the opening ceremony of the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 14, 2023. This year's symposium holds a special significance, not only as the largest-ever PACS with more than 20 countries scheduled to attend, but also due to the unprecedented numbers of senior enlisted leaders attending and participating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
            
            
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    Largest-ever PACS concludes, enhancing competitive advantages for 22 nationsJapan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, JASDF chief of staff has a discussion with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin as well as Air Chiefs from the Philippine air force and Royal Australian Air Force during the 2023 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2023. This year's symposium holds a special significance, not only as the largest-ever PACS with more than 20 countries scheduled to attend, but also due to the unprecedented numbers of senior enlisted leaders attending and participating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux)
            
            
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"In our current era of strategic competition, it is imperative that the U.S. Air Force follows through with our allies and partners to enhance our competitive advantage and secure common interests. That is exactly what I came here to do and I’m fully confident we achieved that goal." U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin
The briefings and forums held throughout PACS 23 emphasized the value of enduring relationships with Allies and partners, how combined forces succeed, and what distinguishes them from competitors. The symposium also explored how lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine can be applied to ensure the Pacific region takes necessary steps to prevent conflict.“The challenges we face in the Indo-Pacific are more complex than ever, but we are not addressing them alone.” Gen. Ken Wilsbach
“This symposium not only strengthened bonds with nations around the world, but also provided a platform to share best practices, sharpen our competitive edge, promote shared values, and ultimately reinforce security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region,” Wilsbach said.
During lessons learned briefings, senior leaders discussed the importance of air superiority, rapid runway repair, agile combat employment, and asset dispersal among the many topics related to deterring aggression through modernization, forward presence, and rapid response capabilities.
Other forums at PACS 23 facilitated collaboration with Allies and partners in collective endeavors such as increasing interoperability, information sharing, and resolve to sharpen combined efforts in developing a networked security architecture.“During such tumultuous times, we must increase our efforts to ensure peace.”Maj. Gen. Kelvin Khong 
“This does not mean the absence of disagreements, because this has never happened in history. Instead, it is about how we manage our differences – through dialogue, through mutual trust and understanding, and working constructively together where our interests lie,” said Maj. Gen. Kelvin Khong, chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force and acting dean of this year’s symposium.
In an age of long-term strategic competition that challenges international norms, U.S. Air Force senior leaders will continue to use events such as PACS 23 to refine ways of managing competition responsibly to prevent conflict and promote the shared values of freedom of navigation and overflight, adherence to international law, and maintaining peace and stability in the region.LR 



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