150 U.S Army soldiers to attend Pacific Pathways exercise in Fiji

150 U.S Army soldiers to attend Pacific Pathways exercise in Fiji

By Iva Danford
03/04/2019
U.S Army and South Major General Pete Johnson

About 150 US Army soldiers will be coming to Fiji soon to participate in an exercise called Pacific Pathways.

This was confirmed by the U.S Army Pacific Command Deputy Commanding General South Major General Pete Johnson who is on a two day visit in Fiji.

Jonson says they are going to work closely with the Fijian Defence Forces on this exercise where they will offer training in urban environment while the RFMF will offer jungle warfare.

He says this is also for soldiers to better understand each others culture.

Jonson also highlighted that he had met up with government leaders and Fiji counterparts and spoke about better understanding of the region and be educated on the issues faced on the ground.

He says they also spoke about how important peace keeping missions are to Fiji in support of the UN missions.

Johnson says they also discussed where they will offer support as the US Army is ready to provide assistance where they can.

He says they also spoke about the unfortunate event of the Christchurch shooting and how it should not be condoned.

Pete Johnson is on a two week visit to Pacific island countries which includes Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.

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