Major Olivier Maltais from 2 Wing Bagotville, Quebec has been a member of the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 12 years. He is currently deployed on Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 in Hawaii. At RIMPAC, he works for the Air Task Force’s Coordination Element (ATF-CE) for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) with the Japan-led combined task force. He coordinates with the coalition headquarters regarding the use of Royal Canadian Air Force flying assets in support of Humanitarian Relief Operations. “It was a great opportunity to learn about how our coalition and military and civilia
Major Olivier Maltais from 2 Wing Bagotville, Quebec has been a member of the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 12 years. He is currently deployed on Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 in Hawaii. At RIMPAC, he works for the Air Task Force’s Coordination Element (ATF-CE) for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) with the Japan-led combined task force. He coordinates with the coalition headquarters regarding the use of Royal Canadian Air Force flying assets in support of Humanitarian Relief Operations. “It was a great opportunity to learn about how our coalition and military and civilian partners work in Humanitarian Operations,” said Maltais. This experience will enable us to improve our internal processes so that we can better operate together in future real operations.” Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo By Corporal Brett White-Finkle/RELEASED)
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