PAMS XXVII Syndicate Presentations

5 Sep. 03

Syndicate I

Syndicate Member List (I)

• Col. Royster (USA) Syndicate Leader• Maj. Fakalolo (Tonga) Assistant Leader• Maj. Othman (Brunei) Delegate• LTC. Kurusiga (Fiji) Delegate• Col. Devadoss (India) Delegate• Col. Sarmyanto (Indonesia) Delegate• Police Superintendent Tirae (Kiribati) Delegate• Col. Kang (Korea) Delegate• Col. Randrianarivelo (Madagascar) Delegate• LTC. Boswell (New Zealand) Delegate

Syndicate Member List (II)

• Maj. Lim (Singapore) Delegate• Maj. Chanpitak (Thailand) Delegate• Maj. Othman (Brunei) Delegate• Col. Benest (UK) Delegate• LTC. Jin (Korea) Observer• LTC. Toropo (Papua New Guinea) Observer• LTC. Eng (USA) Observer• Maj(P). Cho (Korea) Syndicate Recorder• Mr. Horne (USA) Syndicate Recorder

Defining the Emerging Roles for Armies in the New Millennium

“Plus cela change plus c’est la même chose”

PAMS XXVII Overview

• Contribution to PAMS - Plenary Speaker : LTC. Toropo - Sports Activity : Won the Baseball, Broke two Tubs, Most Injuries - etc.

Red Devils !!!

Defining the Emerging Roles for Armies in the New Millennium

• Future roles – war to civil • Train, resource & equip for full combat –

capable of flexible missions • Greater involvement in multi-agency

operations• Need for Change

Employing Regional Cooperation to address Common Security Challenges

• Regional Cooperation Forum is essential, a formal alliance is a ‘bridge too far’.

• Sustain bilateral relations and promote multilateral/sub-regional cooperation

• National sovereignty is a fundamental consideration

Addressing Interoperability Challenges for Armies in Coalition Operations

• Common Goals• Building and Maintaining Coalition Forces

in a Crisis• Integrating Coalition Force Differences• Maximize Niche Capabilities

Summary

Current and future roles of our armies are no different from the past. What has changed is how we operate due to environmental changes—transnational threats, globalization, urbanization, cyberspace, CNN affect, etc. To minimize the potential negative impact we must improve interoperability and enhance regional and international cooperation.

Questions?