PAF HOSTS THE 8TH ASEAN AIR FORCES JUNIOR OFFICERS INTERACTION PROGRAM

Submitted by AFPAO on Fri, 10/25/2019 - 13:36

The PAF hosted the 8th ASEAN Air Forces Junior Officers Interaction Program (AAFJOIP) in Manila, Philippines from 14 to 18 October 2019 with the theme "Strengthening ASEAN Air Force Cooperation Towards ASEAN Solidarity." The 8th AAFJOIP was a five-day event participated by three (3) Junior Officers, with the rank equivalent of Officer-2 (1LT) to Officer-4 (MAJ), from each ASEAN country.

The 8th AAFJOIP highlighted the role and contributions of Junior Officers in international military cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, regional stability, peace, and prosperity. It also aimed to further strengthen the military cooperation among the ASEAN Air Forces by sharing information and learning best practices that could help develop essential competencies particularly in the development of person-to-person relationships among ASEAN Air Forces Junior Officer.

Apart from the 8th AAFJOIP conference proper, the AAFJOIP delegates had the opportunity to visit some of the cultural and historical sites of the National Museum of Natural History in Manila as well as the at the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar and Mount Samat National Shrine in Bataan. 

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