FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Oct. 23, 2018) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner (center), hosts a roundtable discussion with Director General for Facilities and Installations, Minister’s Secretariat, Hirotomo Hirai (second to left), Japan Ministry of Defense, regarding continued engineering partnership opportunities, proposed program improvements and solutions to shared challenges. Leaders from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific also attended. POD, along with Japan District, conducts technical exchanges with the Japan Ministry of Defense to enhance exi


FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Oct. 23, 2018) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner (center), hosts a roundtable discussion with Director General for Facilities and Installations, Minister’s Secretariat, Hirotomo Hirai (second to left), Japan Ministry of Defense, regarding continued engineering partnership opportunities, proposed program improvements and solutions to shared challenges. Leaders from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific also attended. POD, along with Japan District, conducts technical exchanges with the Japan Ministry of Defense to enhance existing bilateral relationships and to improve engineering support to and Japanese governments in execution of respective missions. This collaboration is part of a longstanding agreement between the two countries and enhances peace and security in the region.


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