READOUT: Pacific Fleet Commander’s journey to Brunei, Sept. 15-16. > U.S. Pacific Fleet > News

During the go to, Koehler met with senior authorities and navy leaders to debate enhancing maritime area consciousness, increasing bilateral interoperability by way of workouts resembling Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, and exploring alternatives for deeper multilateral naval cooperation to deal with shared maritime safety challenges.

The conferences included:

• Maj. Gen. Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, commander, Royal Brunei Armed Forces
• First Adm. Sahibul Bahari bin Haji Zainal Abidin, commander, Royal Brunei Navy
• Capt. Sonny Iskandar bin Rasani, fleet commander, Royal Brunei Navy
• Ms. Laura Brown, U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Brunei

Additionally, Koehler alongside U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Don Davis visited with Sailors and management from Independence-variant littoral fight ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class quick response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145), and P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime plane squadron VP-47, which was in nation for train CARAT Brunei. This yr marks the thirty second iteration of CARAT Brunei, a multinational train collection designed to boost Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S maritime forces’ talents to function collectively, construct people-to-people relationships by way of skilled exchanges, sports activities and social occasions, and neighborhood service initiatives, and contribute to regional safety.

The go to to Brunei reaffirmed the United States’ long-term dedication to strengthening relationships and partnerships that advance a shared imaginative and prescient for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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