Emergency Dispatch Vol 4 2014

PACIFIC
PARTNERSHIP
Lieutenant Colonel Helen Murphy, Commander Australian National
Command Element for Pacific Partnership on the wharf at
Guam Naval Base with USNS Mercy in the background.
The PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP campaign evolved
from the unprecedented international disaster
response for countries devastated during the
2004 Asian tsunami.
Follow up missions recognised the benefits derived
from cooperation between national governments,
militaries, international organizations, and nongovernmental
organisations during disaster relief
operations, as well as in civic assistance projects.
In an effort to capitalise on the experiences
and relationships formed during that tragic
disaster, the concept of a recurring mission was
established to:
• Strengthen relationships with host, partner
nations, and other partner organizations.
• Build partner capacity to conduct peace,
stability, and consequence management
operations
• Improve U.S. and Partner Humanitarian
Assistance/ Disaster Relief capacity
• Improve security cooperation among partner
nations.
Now in its sixth year, partner nations continue
their mission to improve the lives of people in the
Pacific region, as well as improve the capacities
of nations and organisations to respond to
disasters through recurring opportunities for
cooperation and training.
PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2010 seeks to build on the
relationships established in previous PACIFIC
PARTNERSHIP missions to deliver a variety
of medical, dental, engineering, and veterinary
projects in South East Asia and Oceania.
The mission will be conducted from May to
September 2010, visiting each host nation for a
number of weeks.
This year, PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP is scheduled to
visit Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, East Timor
and Papua New Guinea. Specific locations within
each country will be announced prior to arrival at
that country.
ADF Involvement
• Three phases of 12 Australian Army Combat
Engineers from 2rd Combat Engineer
Regiment based in Brisbane.
• Approximately 50 medical and dental
personnel in three phases from all three
services.
• Heavy Landing Craft based at Cairns, HMA
Ships Labuan, and Tarakan.
• ADF Contingent Commander
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