Promotions India Adrian Wattimena, EC02- Neeraj Bali, EC03-3, was 3 and CSRT06-3, was pro- promoted to major general. moted to Director of Asia Afghanistan Affairs, State Intelligence A.K. Siwach, ASC09-1, Agency of Indonesia. Mr. Mujeeb Monib, was promoted to major gen- Japan ASC10-2, was promoted to eral. Chief of Staff, Presidential Koichiro Bansho, EC00-1 Protective Service. Pranav Jaiswal, CCM08-3, was promoted to brigadier and CRC08-1, was promot- Australia general. ed to lieutenant general and assigned as Commander of Raymond Griggs, TSC10- Syed Ata Hasnain, EC00-2, 3rd Division, Middle Army. 2, was promoted to vice was promoted to lieutenant Kazakhstan admiral and appointed Chief general and is commanding of Navy. the Indian Army’s Strategic Ms. Mira Yermekova,
Alumni Bangladesh 15th Corps in Kashmir. ASC11-1, was promoted as Deputy Director of Ameri- Mr. Md Sirajul Haider, Mr. Rajat Sachar, EC01-1, ca’s Department. ASC10-2, was promoted to was promoted to Economic Joint Secretary. Adviser in the Ministry of Elnara Bainazarova, ASC10-1, was promoted to Bhutan Finance, New Delhi. Rear Admiral Sudhir Pil- Director of the International Mr. Dorjic Kinzang, lai, EC03-3, became the 9th Studies Department at the ASC10-2, was promoted to chief of Staff (COS), An- First President of the Re- Political Consular at Bhu- daman and Nicobar Com- public of Kazakhstan Foun- tan’s Embassy in Bangla- mand. dation. desh. Indonesia Korea Cameroon Rujito Asmoro, ASC10-2, Jin Gyu Lee, EC05-2, was Emmanuel (Bill) Onana was promoted to colonel. promoted to brigadier gen- Essomba, ASC10-2, was eral and assigned to G-2 of promoted to commander Mr. Evan Laksmana, Third ROK Army. and selected as Chief of ASC10-1, earned a Ful- Laos Cameroon Navy Shipyard. bright Ph.D. Scholarship Mr. Bounleua Phandan- Cambodia in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizen- ouvong, EC05-2, was pro- Vanna Chea, EC06-2, was ship and Public Affairs, moted as Deputy Director promoted to major general. Syracuse University, New General, Ministry of For- Comoros York. eign Affairs. Mr. Anfane Said Air Commodore Adrian Madagascar M’Changama, EC07-2, R. Wattimena, EC02-3 and Jean Claude Rakotoari- was promoted to Port Man- CSRT06-2, was promoted soa, CCM08-3, was pro- ager of the Port of Comoros. as Director of Asian Affairs moted to lieutenant colonel at the State Intelligence Hong Kong and appointed as Chief, Agency. International Relations Ser- Steve Wordsorth, CSRT10- Sunoto Rakimin, EC07-1, vice, Military Cabinet of the 1, was promoted to Chief was promoted to colonel Presidency. Superintendent of Police. and assigned as Defence At- taché of Indonesia to Vien- tiane, Laos. 30 CURRENTS Summer 2012 Promotions
Malaysia Moti Gurung, CSRT08-2, Mohammad Asif Sandila, moted to brigadier general Adon Shalan, ASC11-1, was promoted as Chief In- SEC07-1, was promoted to and assigned as Deputy was promoted to First Ad- vestigation Director of the admiral and appointed as Commander, Western Com- miral and appointed the National Investigation De- Chief of Naval Staff. mand. Regional Commander for partment. Mr. Shahid Anwar Khan, George Fernandez, Southern Malaysia. Suresh Sharma, EC06-3, EC05-3, was promoted as CSRT09-2, was promoted Lieutenant Colonel MD was promoted to brigadier Additional Secretary, Gov- to colonel and is serving as Sahalan Mazlan, CSRT09- general. ernment of Pakistan and a contingent commander in 2, completed the Malaysian Sarad Giri, CSRT10-1, assigned as Chief Commis- Haiti under the United Na- Armed Forces Defence was promoted to brigadier sioner Income Tax in the tions Stabilization mission. College, earning a Master’s general. Rawalpindi Region. Abdurasad Sirajan, in Social Science, Military Rishav Dev Bhattarai, Admiral Mohammad Asif SSTR06-1, was promoted Strategic. CCM09-1, was promoted to Sandila, SEC07-1, was to major and assigned as an Salleh Mat Rasid, EC05-2, Additional Inspector Gen- honored by the President Action Officer for Western was promoted to Commis- eral in the Armed Police of Islamic Republic of Mindanao and Case Officer sioner of Police. Force. Pakistan with the highest at the National Intelligence military award in recogni- Coordinating Agency. Maldives Inspector General Shailen- tion for his long meritorious Sri Lanka Abdulla Phairoosch, dra Kumar Shrestha, service. CSRT08-2, was promoted Rohan Pathirage, ASC09- CCM11-1, was awarded a Palau double promotion as Inter- as Chief of the Armed Po- 1, was promoted to Air Vice nal Security Commander lice Force. Former Vice President Marshal. (Joint Interagency Task Prem Prakash Thapa, Elias Chin, SEC05-3, was H.W.W. Erandana He- Force, 17 SAARC Summit) ASC10-1, was promoted to elected as a Senator, Palau mawardana, CCM10-1, and as Head of Operations major general. He is work- National Congress. was promoted as Assistant Directorate in the Maldives ing in the Inspector Gen- Mr. Norvert Yano, EC03-1, Director, District Disaster Police. eral’s office. was promoted to Director, Management Unit. Mongolia Anand Adhikari, CSRT06- Ministry of Justice. Malikage Don Daminda, Nyamdorj Gonchigdorj, 3, was promoted to colonel. Papua New Guinea CSRT10-1, was promoted EC08-2, was promoted to New Zealand Mr. Bruno Maika, EC00-1 to Senior Superintendent of Police. colonel. High Commissioner Geoff and SEC08-1, was pro- Sainbold Batsaikhan, Randal, SEC01-1, com- moted as Director General, Thailand CSRT12-1, was promoted to pleted assignments as High National Intelligence Orga- Sumon Chongvoranond, major. Commissioner for New nization. ASC11-1, was promoted to Nauru Zealand to Malaysia, Brunei Mr. Ian Jinga, EC02-1, group captain. and South Africa and he was promoted to Director Mr. Ruskin Tsitsi, was pro- Piyamputra Chatupot, earned a Doctorate in Diplo- General, Office of Security ASC11-2, was promoted moted to Deputy Commis- matic Studies from the Aus- Coordination Agency. sioner of Police. as Chief of the Phetchaburi tralian National University. Philippines Governor’s Office. Mr. Iven Notte, EC03-2, Pakistan earned a degree at the Uni- Emmanuel Bautista, UNITED STATES versity South Pacific in Fiji. Chaudhry Naghman, SSD10-1, was promoted to Colonel (Ret.) Eugene CCM08-1, was promoted to lieutenant general and ap- Nepal O’Nale, EC98-3, was pro- commodore and is studying pointed to Chief of Army. moted as Deputy Chief of Mahesh Karki, EC04-3, at the Naval Postgraduate Elmer “Bong” Reboya Staff, Pacific Command. was promoted to major gen- School in Monterey, Cali- Amon, ASC11-2, was pro- eral. fornia. continued on next page www.apcss.org 31 Position Changes
Ms. Toni Allen, CSRT06-1 Brunei the United Nations Devel- Indonesia Joint Command and JEC07-1, was selected Magdalene Chee Siong opment Program in Kabul, and Staff College. as the Deputy, Executive Teo, EC01-1, was appointed Afghanistan. Major General (Ret.) Al- Director of the Honolulu- Ambassador to Beijing, Finland bert Inkiriwang, SEC04-1, Pacific Federal Executive China. was appointed Special Staff Board. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Cambodia Pekonon, CSRT12-1, is Assistant to the Minister of John Allen, SEC05-1, was Transportation in addition Mr. Ross Sovann, CCM08- serving as part of the United promoted to General, and Nations team currently in to his jobs as a Lemhanas assigned as Commander of 2, is working as Deputy Senior Lecturer and as Vice Secretary General of the Syria monitoring the cease- U.S. Forces Afghanistan and fire. Chairman, Justitia Law the NATO International Se- National Committee for Di- Firm. saster Management and also France curity and Assistance Force. Lieutenant Colonel Afrizal Head of the National Emer- Colonel Frank Crispino, Kris Pirttinen, CSRT08-1, gency Coordination Center. Hendra, ASC11-1, is a lec- was promoted to major. CSRT04-2, will resign in turer at the Ministry of De- Fiji Sep 2012. His next posting fence Management Center. will be as First Professor in Mr. Solo Mara, TSC10-2, Japan Position was appointed High Com- Criminalistics at the Chem- missioner to the United istry-Biology Dept. at the Rear Admiral Gojiro Changes Kingdom and Ireland. University of Quebec. Watanabe, EC01-2, is India working as the Deputy Di- Mr. Peter Forau, TSC09-1, rector General of Adminis- Australia was appointed the new Di- Commodore (Ret.) Uttpal tration Department, Japan Anne Harrap, EC03-3, was rector General of the Mela- Vora, EC07-2, is serving Maritime Staff Office in appointed High Commis- nesian Spearhead Group as President of SKIL Group Tokyo. sioner to South Africa. Secretariat. Advance Systems Pvt. Ltd, developing world-class in- Korea Bangladesh Unaisi Vuniwaqa, ASC11- 1, has been posted as the Di- frastructure for the maritime Mr. Sook Kim, EC03-3, Md. Lutfor Rahman, rector of Human Resources domain. was appointed as Ambassa- CCM08-2, is serving as of the Fiji Police. Commodore (Ret.) Venu- dor to the United Nations. Counselor for the Bangla- gopal Vengalil Menon, Colonel Younkwan Ryu, desh Embassy in Morocco. Auta Moceisuva, ASC09- 2, has transferred to South EC06-2 and OR10-1, has EC05-2, is working as the Commodore S. A. M. Ar- Sudan supporting the UN relocated to Muscat and tak- Chief of Combat Plans Di- shadul Abedin, EC08-2, Corrections program. en a position in the shipping vision for the ROKAF Op- has been assigned as the As- and marine industry. erations Command. sistant Chief of Naval Staff Superintendent Salote Panapasa, ASC09-2, is a Deputy Inspector General Colonel Choi, Shin-Il, Naval Head Quarters Ba- Kuldip Singh Sheoran, ASC11-1, was appointed nani, Dhaka Bangladesh. Supervisor of Corrections for the Central and Eastern ASC11-2, transferred from defense attaché to Myan- Bhutan Division. Mumbai to Headquarters mar. Ambassador Singye Dor- New Delhi. Commander Viliame Laos jee, EC03-2, was appointed Naupoto, EC02-3, was ap- Indonesia Mr. H E Alounkeo Kit- as one of seven directors in pointed Minister of Youth Mr. Ari Budijanto, ASC10- tikhoun, SEC08-2, was the South Asia Association and Sports. 1, is Head of Immigration in appointed Vice Minister of for Regional Cooperation. Isireli Dakunimata, EC05- Banjarmasin. Foreign Affairs. 1, resigned from the Army, Colonel Nur Fahrudin, Mrs. Viengsavanh Sip- and is now working with CSRT10-1, completed the raseuth, CCM08-3, was
32 CURRENTS Summer 2012 appointed Ambassador to kar, EC07-2, was appointed Police Force in Surkhet, Language, China) in Paki- Singapore. Chief of Staff, No 2 Air Nepal. stan. Ambassador Sithong Division, based in Labuan Brigadier General Hima- Papua New Guinea Island next to Brunei. Chitnhothinh, EC00-1, laya Thapa, ASC09-2, was Lieutenant Colonel John completed his posting as Maldives appointed as Commandant Rakatani, EC05-2 and Ambassador to Japan and Mr. Mohamed Nazim, of the Army School. CCM08-1, is the defense is now a director general in EC03-1, was appointed Mukti Bhatta, EC01-1, attaché to Indonesia. Vientiane. Minister of Defence and was appointed Ambassador Lieutenant Colonel Denis Mr. Khamphan Anlavan, National Security. to Denmark. Maniana, CSRT08-2, is EC06-2, was appointed Am- Ms. Fathimath Renee Hari Kumar Shrestha, working as Director Land bassador to Malaysia. Abdul Sattar, EC03-3, Course EC98-1, was ap- Operations. Mr. Thieng Boupha, EC06- resigned from her post as pointed Ambassador to Ban- Colonel Joseph Fabila, 3, was appointed Ambassa- the Permanent Secretary of gladesh. EC02-1, was appointed De- dor to Russia. the Ministry of Defence and Rudra Kumar Nepal, fense Advisor in Canberra, Madagascar National Security. EC02-3, was appointed Am- Australia. Ramasy Raphael Joseph, Brigadier General Ahmed bassador to Australia. Emmanuel Mungu, EC04- EC01-3, was appointed Di- Mohamed, EC00-1, was Bharat Paudyal, EC03-1, 3, is working as a Senior rector of the Cabinet of the appointed Vice Chief of was appointed Ambassador Research Fellow with the Armed Forces Ministry. Maldives Defense Force. to Pakistan. Papua New Guinea National Laha Dauphin, EC00-1, Mongolia Prahlad Kumar Prasai, Research Institute. was appointed Head of the Ambassador Dashdorj EC01-3, was appointed Am- Philippines Anti-Drug Department. Bayarkhuu, EC06-1, was bassador to Israel. Rodrigo De Gracia, EC07- Iavizara Frank, EC01-1, appointed Ambassador to New Zealand 1, was designated as the Libya and Tunisia. was appointed Director of Robert Kaiwai, completed new Regional Director of Defense and Logistics in the Colonel Munkh Ochir his tour as Ambassador to Police over five provinces in Armed Forces Ministry. Dorjjugder, EC05-1 and Micronesia and is now serv- the Northeastern part of the Malaysia OR10-1, was assigned as ing as New Zealand Consul Philippines. Director at the Institute for General, Hong Kong. Edgar Tomas Auxilian, Colonel Nazri Hadi, EC07- Defense Studies. 2, is assigned as military at- Rob Hitchings, SSTR07- ASC10-1, is posted in taché to the United Nations. Nepal 1, transitioned from the Guam as Consul at the Phil- ippine Consul-General. First Admiral Datuk Brigadier General Binoj Defence Force to the New Mohd Reza Sany, EC05-3, Basnyat, ASC11-2, was Zealand National Police as Police Chief Superinten- was appointed as Aide-de- posted as Commandant of Manager International Strat- dant Rodrigo De Gracia, Camp to the King. the Nepalese Army Military egy and Planning. EC07-1, is Regional Direc- Academy. Pakistan tor of Region 2 in the Phil- Lieutenant Colonel Zainal ippines. Mat, SSTR07-1, is posted Mahabir Gurung, ASC10- Brigadier Azam Jamal, EC to the Joint Warfare Center, 2, was assigned as Brigade 01-3, joined the National Commander Teotima Malaysian Armed Forces. Commander of the Armed University of Modern Lan- Borja, ASC09-2, is serving Police Force in Kathmandu. guages (NUML) as Director as the Coast Guard repre- Lieutenant Colonel Sabre sentative at the ReCAAP in Hassan, CSRT09-1, has Bhishma Kanta Aryal, General and has duties as CSRT08-1 and OR10-1, Deputy Chairman of the Singapore. transferred to Terendak Camp, Malacca. was posted as Regional Confucius Centre (Beijing Commander of the Armed University of Culture and Colonel Mustaffa Abuba- continued on next page
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Lieutenant Colonel Audie Russia Mr. Chutintorn Gongsak- Manager at the Joint Staff Mongao, CSRT06-1, is the Dr. Peter Cheboksarov, di, EC05-2, is now the Dep- Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Deputy Commander of the EC04-2, is the Assistant uty Director, Department of Virginia. Philippine Battalion and head of the Saint Petersburg International Organizations, Lieutenant Commander Executive Officer of the University for International Ministry of Foreign Affairs. John Quillinan, JEC06-1, Philippine Contingent to Activity and Head of the Captain Ittipat Kawin- is assigned to the Combined the Golan Heights, United Center for Organization and fuangfukul, CCM08-1, is Joint Task Force – Horn of Nations Disengagement Ob- Coordination of Interna- now working at the Royal Africa. server Force. tional Activity. Thai Navy Operations Cen- Lieutenant Colonel Mike Lieutenant Commander Alexander Zakharov, ter in Bangkok. Kirkpatrick, CSRT05-1, is Angel Viliran, ASC11-1, EC00-3, was appointed Liam and Arunrung Hum- commanding a Light Cav- has been assigned to Singa- Consul General of Russian phreys, EC 01-03, will alry Squadron from Fort pore as the Philippine Coast Federation. move to Brussels Belgium Drum, New York. Guard International Liaison where Arunrung will work Officer to the Information Sri Lanka Lieutenant Commander as a Minister Counselor in Jesse Flores, APOC11-2, Fusion Centre. Hiran Tillekaratne, the Royal Thai Embassy. CCM10-1, is Assistant Di- has been assigned to Com- Mr. Robert Borje, EC08-1, Tonga rector of Emergency Opera- mander Naval Forces Korea was appointed Foreign Ser- in Seoul as the Exercise Of- vice Officer, Class II. tions, Disaster Management Siamelie Latu, EC01-1, Centre. was appointed Ambassador ficer. Deputy Director Gen- Switzerland to Beijing, China. Ms. Ariane Whittemore, eral Emelito Sarmiento, SEC07-1, is working as As- CSRT07-1, was designated Mr. Fabio Rossi, CSRT08- Sione Talanoa, EC05-1, is the Port Facility Secu- sistant Deputy Commandant Deputy Chief for Operations 2, was reappointed as a for Programs and Resources of the Philippine National judge in the Military Ap- rity Officer for Ports of Nuku’alofa. Headquarters, Marine Police. peals Court of the Swiss Corps. Armed Forces. UNITED STATES Director Elpido De Asis Mr. Robert Brady, EC98- Jr., CSRT07-1, was desig- Taiwan Ambassador Steven Mc- 3, has been assigned in nated Director for Personnel Captain Hsiu-Chieh Sung, Gann, TSC09-2, is serving Afghanistan as the Program and Records Management, ASC10-1 and APOC11-1, as Deputy Chancellor for Director for Reconstruction Philippines National Police. is at the Center for Strategic the College of International Security Support Services, Lieutenant Colonel Moises Studies in Washington D.C. Security Affairs, National Global Integrated Security. Defense University. Nayve Jr., CSRT04-1, is for a one-year research fel- Major Jarod Hughes, now the Battalion Com- lowship. Mr. Larry Amante, JEC05-2, is now Command mander of the 4th Special Thailand CSRT05-1, is Assistant Center and Land Domain Forces Battalion of the Spe- Director, International Se- Chief at North Command. cial Forces Regiment of the Mrs. Sansanee Sahussa- curity Programs of the De- Philippine Army based in rungsi, EC01-1, is Director fense Technology Security Ms. Linda Jameson, Basilan Province, Southern of the Broadcasting Divi- Administration. APOC09-1, recently trans- Philippines. sion in the Foreign Affairs ferred from her work at ministry. Lieutenant Colonel Ron- PACOM to a new job at Ha- Lieutenant Colonel Audie ald Eric Udouj, (SSTR06- waii Pacific Health. Mongao, CSRT06-1, is Colonel Titawat Satiantip, 02), was assigned to the assigned to the 3rd Infan- ASC10-1, will be reas- Joint Staff J31 as the Mr. Taylor Scott, EC05-1, try Division in Jamindan, signed to Kuala Lumpur, Military Operations Support is working as an adjunct Capiz. Malaysia as Defence At- Operations and Information professor at the National taché. Operations Global Force Intelligence University in Washington D.C. 34 CURRENTS Summer 2012 Ms. Sheree Murphy, Retirements India Brigadier APOC10-3, transitioned Air Commo- General Rosli from U.S. Pacific Command dore Suresh Mohd Yusof, to U.S. Europe Command. Bangladesh Kabra, EC08- ASC09-1, re- tired from the Helen Gibson Ahn, Commander 2, retired after Royal Malay- APOC10-1, has been as- M. A. Matin, serving 35 sian Air Force after 39 years signed to the U.S. Army EC03-3, re- years in the In- of service. Pacific G-1 Soldier, Civilian tired from the dian Army and Air Force. and Well-being Division. Navy after Indonesia Mauritius nearly 30 years Sheree Murphy, APOC10- Colonel Sug- Patrick Ran- 3, is transferring from the of service. He is working damy, EC05- with Occupational Health iarto Sandi, U.S. Pacific Command to CCM11-1, is 1, retired as the U.S. European Com- and Safety at the Western Assistant Marine Shipyard. retiring from mand. the Indonesian Commissioner
Captain Patrick Kelly, Brigadier military. of Police. General Nepal APOC 08-1, assumed com- Lebanon mand of the USS Chosin Nazmul Major Gener- from Captain David Sheri- Hussain, Khaled El al Anil Jung dan, EC01-2. EC007-2, re- Alieh, ASC09- Thapa, EC00- tired from the 1, was promot- Commander Brent Sadler, 1, retired from Bangladesh Army after 32 ed to General. the Army. APOC12-M, is transferring years of service. He now He subsequent- to U.S. Pacific Command lives in London, England. ly retired from Colonel Rat- where he will be assigned to the military. indra Khatri, the Strategic Synchroniza- Canada ASC 09-1, tion Board. Vice Malaysia retired from Vietnam Admiral Vice Admiral the Army and Philip Dato’ Noor is working as Dr. Ngo Duy Ngo, EC07-2 McFadden, Aziz Yunan, a freelance peace, security and CRC08-1, was appoint- EC02-2, re- SEC07-1 and and disaster relief practitio- ed Ambassador to Hungary. tired as the PRS09-1, re- ner. Senior Colonel Le Van Chief of Maritime Staff. tired from the Pakistan Cau, TSC11-2, serves as Commander Navy and is now the Direc- Deputy Director for the tor General of the Malaysia Tanvir Anwar Kelly Larkin, Shah, EC05-2, Department of Foreign Re- EC04-1, re- Maritime Institute. lations. was promoted tired from the First Admiral to Air Com- Ms. Ngo Thi Hoa, EC06- Navy. Dato Subra- modore. Soon 2, has been appointed as Egypt maniam Ra- after, he retired Deputy Director General man, EC02-1, from the military and now Colonel Ab- of Personal Department of retired from serves as an instructor pilot dalla Tawfik, Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Royal at the Pakistan Air Force CSRT10-1, of Vietnam. Malaysian Navy and was Academy Risalpur. retired from awarded the title of Dato’. the military He is now with the Malay- and is work- sian International Chamber ing as Chief Executive Of- of Commerce and Industries continued on next page ficer for a real estate corpo- as Head of Training Divi- ration. sion. www.apcss.org 35 Other Important News
Air Commo- Sri Lanka Ms. Lily Ka- Philippines dore Gulzar Air Vice Mar- mikihara, Lieutenant Colonel Dean Ahmad Jan- shall Tilak APOC07-3, Mark Mamaril, CSRT06- jua, EC01-2, Dissanayake, retired from 1, is attending the Malay- retired from EC08-1, retired U.S. govern- sian Command and Staff the military from the mili- ment service. course where he is studying and is the Chief of Aviation tary and is now Lee Gutierrez, Defense and Strategic Stud- Security in Pakistan’s Civil the CEO of Arialiya Power APOC11-2, re- ies. Aviation Authority. and Energy. tired from the Sri Lanka Major Gen- UNITED STATES U.S. Army and eral Athar Ab- is now serving Brigadier General Uday- bas, EC04-2, Captain Wil- as the Deputy anta Wijeratne, CSRT07-1, is retiring from liam Jacob, Secretary of Veteran Affairs is in Pakistan studying at the Army in APOC07-3, at the California Department the National Defense Uni- June 2012. He retired from of Veteran Affairs. versity. has been serving in the po- the Navy. UNITED STATES sition of Director General, Senior Chief Major Dawood Luqman, Inter Services Public Rela- Donald Oli- Other APOC08-2, is attending the tions. ver, APOC10- Pakistan Army Command Philippines 3, retired from Important and Staff College in Quetta, the Navy. Pakistan. Commander News Joeroy Angel Lieutenant Ms. Aileen Valones, Mendoza, APOC09-3, married Alex Commander Bangladesh EC07-1, retired Lance Kalle- Conway—she is now Wing Commander Md. from the mili- berg, JEC06-1, known as Mrs. Aileen Con- Shariful Islam, CCM11-1, tary as Chief, retired from way. Resource Management Di- is participating in an Ad- the Navy. Mr. Terry Daru, EC-01, vision and he is now serving vanced Turkish Language upon retiring from the U.S. as a Security, Safety and Mr. Richard course in Istanbul, Turkey. Department of State in Management Consultant for Pruett, EC00- He will also be attending the 2008, worked on contract hospitals and dormitories. 2, retired from Turkish Air Force War Col- the U.S. gov- for 2+ years in support Poland lege course this September. ernment. of the APEC 2011. Terry Fiji concentrated on the NATO Colonel Commander Kameli Vakalevulevuya, and G8 summits which Roman Gary Parker, ASC10-1, is serving a President Obama hosted in Lewandowski, EC04-3, is 12-month tour in South Su- Chicago in May 2012. CRST08-2, retiring from dan as part of the UN Cor- retired from the Navy. He rections program. the Polish Air plans to fly for Force after over 28 years of a commercial airline and Papua New Guinea service. He is now Head of pursue his own business as the Business Development Emmanuel Mungu, EC04- a flight instructor at Parker 3, completed his Master’s Department in the Air Force Aviation. Institute of Technology. degree in International Re- lations at the University of Wollongong.
36 CURRENTS Summer 2012 Alumni Associations More than a dozen Afghanistan APCSS alumni from American Samoa the Lao Peoples Demo- Australia cratic Republic joined Bangladesh Bhutan staff and faculty for a Cambodia* reception in conjunc- Cameroon tion with the Compre- Canada hensive Health and Chile Security workshop held China in Vientiane. As al- Colombia ways, it was a fantastic Comoros ** reunion and opportunity Cook Islands to connect. Fiji Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Japan Jordan Members of the Kazakhstan APCSS Alumni Lao PDR Association from Lebanon the Republic of the Madagascar** Marshall Islands Malaysia (RMI) attend a re- Maldives ception hosted by Marshall Islands U.S. Ambassador Mauritius** Micronesia Martha L. Camp- Mongolia bell in May 2012. Mozambique Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Republic of Korea Russia & Far East Russia Members of the Samoa Solomon Islands Russian Far Eastern Sri Lanka APCSS Alumni Taiwan Association met in Tanzania December 2011, and Thailand have recently elect- Timor-Leste ed new members Tonga to their executive Tuvalu board. Vanuatu Vietnam U.S. (D.C. & Hawaii)
* Informal group ** Joint alumni association with the Africa Center
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Dr. David The article concludes that ment’s efforts to put an end To avoid a future clash Fouse pub- Japan’s “3/11” disaster is to the civil war and tend between China and India, lished “Ja- unlikely to change its new to put weight on what he a maritime conference is pan’s New defense policy and that the believes are exaggerated needed to set some rules. Defense Pol- future of Japan’s defense claims by the Tamil Tigers. This was the topic of an icy for 2010: transformation will most editorial written by Dr. Mo- According to Tekwani, Hardening the likely be guided by the han Malik in the Wall Street “The truth about atrocities Hedge” in The Korean Jour- outcome of Japan’s engage- Journal (Sept. 5, 2011) en- is that they happen and will nal of Defense Analysis. ment with China. Director – Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Leaf, U.S. Air Force Deputy Director – Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James T. Hirai, U.S. Army Foreign Policy Advisor – Ambassador (Ret.) Charles Salmon Chief of Staff - Col. 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