Counternarcotics Training in the Philippines - DVIDS agencies included the Philippines National Police (PNP), the ... fifth week, a multi-agency field training exercise took place

Shown above, a PDEA Officer practicesprocessing evidence in accordance withPhilippine law. - 6 June 2013, Photo by CPTJason LaNore, USA.

Since 2004, JIATF West, in coordination with the Philippinegovernment, the U. S. Embassy in Manila, and various U. S. LawEnforcement agencies, has planned and executed dozens of counterdrugand advanced law enforcement training missions in numerous locationsthroughout the Philippines. Between 2004 and 2012, JIATF Westorganized 68 training missions and facilitated over 30 infrastructureprojects all geared toward improving the counterdrug capabilities of thePhilippines. For 2013, this training mission was the first of fourscheduled events to take place in the Philippines, running from the 6thof May until the 7th of June 2013.

The purpose was to provide intermediate level counternarcotics trainingto units and individuals who have previously trained with JIATF West.Several law enforcement agencies in addition to the Philippine DrugEnforcement Agency (PDEA) were able to participate this year.Additional agencies included the Philippines National Police (PNP), theNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Bureau of Customs (BOC),and the Bureau of Immigration (BOI). In total, 49 law enforcementofficers received training.

This IssueTraining in the Philippines p. 1

Royal Thai Police Gen. Watcharapol p. 6AVM Kevin Short p. 10

Deputy Director Farewell Dinner p. 11Colonel Timothy Moore Retires p. 12

Frocking of ITCS Danielle Salo p. 13Promotion of YN2 Misty Smiley p. 14

Stephen Bower Promotes to LCDR p. 15Recipe of the Month p. 16

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Participants trained for five weekson a variety of law enforcementtopics including warning and

operation orders; legal issuesand human rights awareness

training; patrol operations; advancedrifle and pistol marksmanship; small unittactics; medical first aid; and maintenance

procedures such as pre and postoperational maintenance checks.Additionally, a smaller group of15 students received a one-weekInstructor Development Course(IDC), where they were taught amethodical way of training theirfellow agents. These students thenbecame assistant instructors forsubsequent training. During thefifth week, a multi-agency fieldtraining exercise took placesimulating the take down of aclandestine drug lab.

For this event, instruction wasprovided by U. S. DEA and U.S.Army members at the PDEAtraining academy at CampGeneral Mariano N. Castanedain Silang, Cavite. The trainingteam consisted of 12 U. S. ArmyMilitary Instructors and twoDEA agents. Coordination andmanagement of the event wasprovided by the JIATF WestTraining Liaison CPT JasonLaNore, USA.

A team of Law Enforcement Officers enter a shoothouse during live training with paint rounds. 31May 2013, Photo by CPT Jason LaNore, USA.

Philippine Coat of Arms





A closing ceremony was held on the last day. Thesenior PDEA official was the Deputy DirectorGeneral for Administration, Assistant SecretaryRene M. Orbe. Also attending were the PDEADeputy Director General for Operations, AssistantSecretary Abe L. Lemos, the PDEA AcademyOfficer in Charge, Director Edgar S. Apalla, and the

JIATF West Task Force Representative inthe Philippines, Mr. Mark Everson. Thiscounternarcotics training event and others like itcontinue to increase the counter narcoticscapability of Philippine law enforcement agenciesand support regional stability and cooperationbetween the U. S. and the Philippines. --

A U. S. Army Instructor follows a Philippine Law Enforcement Officer during a “walking and shooting” practice run as part of a stress shootcourse. Below, a tunnel crawl-through as part of the stress shoot course. -29 May 2013, Photo by CPT Jason LaNore, USA.


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Above, From left to right, JIATF West Task Force Representative to the Philippines, Mr. Mark Everson; Assistant SecretaryRene M. Orbe, Deputy Director General for Administration; Assistant Secretary Abe L. Lemos, Deputy Director General forOperations; Director Edgar S. Apalla, PDEA Academy OIC. Below, PDEA Officers stand at attention prior to the trainingevent’s closing ceremony – 7 June 2013, Photo by CPT Jason LaNore, USA.


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Above, Law Enforcement Officers from the Philippines Bureau of Customs (BOC) receive instruction from a U. S. Armyinstructor during training. Below, Rifle drills at the Philippine National Police Special Action Force compound. - 29 May2013, Photo by CPT Jason LaNore, USA.





CAMP H. M. SMITH, HAWAII – JointInteragency Task Force West welcomed a fourperson delegation from the Kingdom of Thailandled by Royal Thai Police Gen. WatcharapolPrasarnrajkit. The delegation was also accompaniedby Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) RegionalDirector for East Asia, Joseph Reagan, and arepresentative from the Department of State’sBangkok Office of International Narcotics andLaw Enforcement Affairs (INL), Ms. PaleeratSrisartsanarat. The delegation attended two days ofmeetings at JIATF-W and United States PacificCommand. Gen. Watacharapol’s stop at U.S.Pacific Command and JIATF-W concluded hisdelegation’s visit to the United States, whichincluded visits to the Chicago Police Department,the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and theFederal Law Enforcement Training Center(FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. Rear Adm. James E.


Above, Royal Thai Police Gen. Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit address members of JIATF West at an All Hands meeting. Below,Gen. Watcharapol and RDML James Rendon. - 15 July 2013, Photo by JIATF West


Royal Thai Police Gen. WatcharapolPrasarnrajkit visits JIATF West- By LT Brett Lincoln, USN


who have come to assist the Royal Thai Policein the fight against international crime,”remarked Pol. Gen. Watcharapol as heintroduced himself to staff and guests at U.S.

Pacific Command. During hisaddress toJIATF-W, Watcharapol

highlighted the challengesfacing the Kingdom of

Thailand, includinga rapidly risingASEAN populationin a region withrelatively porous

borders a challenge. Thailand borderscovers nearly 5,000 kilometers and that borderis shared with Burma, Cambodia, Laos, andMalaysia.

Police General Watcharapol and his delegationtoured the Military Operations on UrbanTerrain (MOUT) facility at Marine Corps

From left to right, Colonel Apapan Cholaseuk, RTP; Mr. Joseph Reagan, Regional Director, DEA; Major General KriboonSuadsong, RTP; General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit, RTP; RDML James Rendon, USCG, Director JIATF West; MajorGeneral Sornkrit Kaewpalek, RTP; and, Ms. Paleerat Srisartsanarat, INL Program Specialist. – 15 July 2013, Photo byJIATF West

Rendon, director of JIATF-W, praised thestrong bilateral ties that the United States andThailand have developed. In an all-hands callto JIATF-W military and civilian staff, as wellas visiting officials from the DrugEnforcement Agency(DEA) and the StateDepartmentBureau ofInternationalNarcotics andLaw EnforcementAffairs (INL)Rendon, commendedthe Royal Thai Police for their effortscombating narcotics trafficking andtransnational organized crime.

“I am humbled to visit your headquarters andhave the opportunity to speak with you. I amappreciative of the men and woman of JIATF-W

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Royal Thai Police Gen. WatcharapolPrasarnrajkit visits JIATF West


Members of JIATF West and the Royal Thai Police tourmock village at the Marine Corps Training Area - Bellows. 16 July 2013, Photo by LT Eric Steidle, USN.

Training Area Bellows in Waimanalo, HI. Inhis remarks during an all-hands call Monday,Pol. Gen Watcharapol discussed using thattrainer as a model for a future Royal Thai Policetraining facility in terms of construction,maintenance, and administration. Pol. GenWatcharapol called his tour of the BellowsMOUT trainer, “the high point of his visit.” “Ibelieve in doing good things,” said Pol. Gen.Watcharapol, closing his remarks on a highnote. “Fighting against drugs, saving ourchildren from drugs, I believe this is the finestmission one could do.” --

Royal Thai Police Gen. WatcharapolPrasarnrajkit visits JIATF West

Above, Mr. Dan Geltcmacher, Range Supervisor of the MOUT gives a tour to RDML Rendon, left, and GeneralWatcharapol Prasarnrajkit, Royal Thai Police. Right, Mr. Lance McCinnis, JIATF West Task Force Representative toSouth East Asia, and Paleerat Srisartsanarat, INL Program Specialist. – 16 July 2013, Photo by LT Eric Steidle, USN.



Below, members of the Royal Thai Police visit the control room of the military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) thatcontrols over 300 cameras to support realistic training simulations at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows locatedin Waimanalo Hawaii. – 16 July 2013, Photo by LT Eric Steidle, USN.

THE MOUTThe Marine Corps Training AreaBellows located in WaimanaloHawaii has three full scale mockcities used to simulate militaryoperations in urban terrain(MOUT). The mock cities allowthe Marines to conduct a varietyof non-live fire night and daytraining simulations. Each citycovers 10 Acres and has over300 cameras used in producingafter action reports for eachtraining evolution.




Air Vice Marshall Kevin Short

Camp H. M. Smith,Hawaii 26 June

2013 - Air Vice MarshallKevin Short of the NewZealand Defense Forces(NADF) paid a visit toJoint InteragencyTask Force West at

USPACOM Headquarters to meet withDirector RDML James Rendon, USCG foran office call on the 26th of June 2013.AVM Kevin Short is the Commander ofJoint Forces New Zealand since February2013 and is responsible for NZDFdeployments, exercises, and operations.During AVM Short’s visit to Hawaii, he alsohad office calls with USARPAC/DCG, DCGMARFORPAC, and PACOM.

Above, the New Zealand coat of arms, flag, andorthographic map. Right, AVM Kevin Short andRDML James Rendon shake hands after their officecall. - 26 June 2013, Photo JIATF West.

Left, RDML James Rendon, USCG, Director of Joint Interagency Task Force Westhas an office call with Air Vice Marshall Kevin Short of the New Zealand DefenseForces (NADF). -26 June 2013, Photo JIATF West.


Above, RDML James Rendon, USCG presents a genuine Stetson Cowboy hat and lasso to Deputy Director, William Roig to useas with his hobby of horse back riding during his retirement. Below, the presentation of Mr. Roig’s Civilian Service Award. - 25 July 2013, Photo by JIATF West.

JIATF West Deputy DirectorWilliam Roig’s Farewell Dinner

On July 25th 2013 a farewell dinner was heldat the Hickam Officers Club to honor Deputy

Director William Roig’s service at JIATF West ashe will be retiring soon. The evening’s event waspresided by RDML and Mrs. Rendon as well asDEA Liaison, Mr. Micheal McCormick; ACOS ofC4 Systems, Mr. Mike Ryan; and Lieutenant MitchBoltz. LT Boltz was the organizer of the event.The evening’s meal was “Mongolian Barbecue” andwas followed by the presentation of awards andfarewell gifts to Mr. Roig. RDML presented Mr.Roig with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffJoint Meritorious Civilian Service Award for hisleadership and professionalism while serving asthe Deputy Director from April 2007 to July 2013.Mr. Roig was also presented with a certificate forhis 38 years of loyal service to the Government ofthe United States. Plaques of appreciation fromthe DEA and ICE were presented by Mr. MichaelMcCormick as well. Mr. Mike Ryan presented asouvenir help desk keyboard as a gag parting gift,

a keyboard that had the keys rearranged to spellout the word, “help desk”. Lastly, a Stetson Cowboyhat and lasso were presented by RDML Rendon.In closing, Mr. Roig gave his appreciation to every-one and spoke about his service in the military,government and JIATF West. Mr. Roig will con-tinue to serve as the Deputy Director until the endof August before beginning retirement.


Above, CoL Timothy Moore, USAF and daughter, Maggie at the retirement ceremonyreception. Below, SSgt Michael Trevino, USAF salutes SK1 Johnathan Blume, USCGduring a flag folding ceremony. --28 June 2013.

JIATF West Chief of Staff Retires

Aretirement ceremony washeld on 28 June 2013 in

honor of JIATF West's Chief ofStaff Colonel Timothy Moore,USAF, for his 30 years of service inthe U. S. Air Force. The ceremonytook place in the conference roomof the Nimitz-MacArthur PacificCommand Center, Camp H.M.Smith, Hawaii, and was organizedby YN1 Fae McClafferty. Director,Joint Interagency Task ForceWest, RDML James Rendon,USCG gave remarks followed bythe presentation of awards,retirement certificate, and a flagceremony.

During the ceremony, CoL Moorewas presented with the DefenseSuperior Service Medal by RDML

Rendon for his exceptionalservice and leadership as theChief of Staff during his timeat JIATF West from June2012 to July 2013.

RDML Rendon alsopresented a certificate ofappreciation to CoL Moore'stwelve year old daughter,Maggie, to recognize thesacrifices made by children inmilitary families. As an avidoutdoorsman and motorcycleenthusiast, CoL Mooreenjoys spending his sparetime with his family andriding as a member of theKanaka Hekili MotorcycleClub who were also in

Below, a member of the Kanaka HekiliMotorcycle Club jumps into the photo ofCoL Moore cutting his retirement cake.- 28 June 2013

Motorcycle Club who werealso in attendance at theceremony. After retiring fromthe Air Force and JIATF West,Colonel Moore will embark onhis new civilian career as theRegional Logistics Managerfor the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, Pacific OceanDivision. --


Above, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, CAPT Howard Hart, USN, congratulates Senior Chief Danielle Salo on herpromotion. Below, ITCS Salo and ACOS for C4 Systems, Mr. Mike Ryan. -27 June 2013, Photo JIATF West.

Frocking Ceremony of ITCS Danielle Salo

On the 27th of June 2013 a frockingceremony was held to promote Chief

Danielle Salo, USN, to the rank of Senior Chief.CAPT Howard Hart, USN read the lettersigned by RDML James Rendon authorizingChief Salo the privilege of wearing the rank ofSenior Chief and of taking on the additionalresponsibilities of a Senior Chief. ISC MichaelThompson, USN, pinned the new Senior Chiefanchors onto Salo’s uniform. Assistant Chiefof Staff of C4 Systems, Mr. Mike Ryan was alsopresent to congratulate Senior Chief Salo onher accomplishments. ITCS Salo is active dutyNavy and began working at JIATF West on 28November 2012 as the TelecommunicationsOfficer for the C4 Systems directorate. --


Left, Assistant Chief of Staff of Operations, CDR Jeffrey Scudder, USN, congratulates YN2 Smiley on her promotion. Below, CM1Timothy Furr, USN, YN2 Misty Smiley, USN. Bottom, CDR Scudder and 1SG James Butler, USA pin new 2nd Class Petty Officer crowson to YN2 Smiley’s uniform. - 4 June 2013, Photo JIATF West

On June 4th 2013 a small ceremony was heldin the J5 conference room for YN3 Misty

Smiley, USN, to promote her to the rank of aSecond Class Petty Officer. Assistant Chief of Staffof Operations, CDR Jeffrey Scudder, USN, read theletter of advancement. YN2 Smiley is a reservistin the Navy and is currently on active duty ordersserving as the executive assistant to the OperationsDepartment.

Yeoman is the oldest rating in the United StatesNavy. Yeomen perform administrative and clericalwork. They deal with protocol, naval instructions,enlisted evaluations, officer FitReps, visitors,telephone calls and mail. They organize files andoperate office equipment and order and distributesupplies. They write and type business and socialletters, notices, directives, forms and reports. --

Promotion of YN2 Misty Smiley


Above, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff of Operations, Mr. Tom Wood, left, and Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Guiso, USN,right, pin on new LCDR pins to Officer Bower’s uniform collar. - 10 June 2013.

Stephen Bower’s Promotion toLieutenant Commander

On June 10th 2013 a ceremony was held inhonor of Stephen Bower's promotion from

Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander in the U. S.Navy. LCDR Bower is a reservist serving at JIATFWest on active duty orders as the Officer in Chargefor the Integrated Maritime Skills Training Team.Since reporting onboard in October 2011 he andhis team have completed nine missions, training201 students and increasing organic maintenanceand operational capability across six key partnernations. The team (formerly known as SCMTT)recently expanded their function beyond smallcraft maintenance and can now provide morecomprehensive maritime skills training thatincludes underway operation and maritime lawenforcement fundamentals in addition tomaintenance instruction. --

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Above, FSC Andrew Donahue, USCG, prepares food at thehome of RDML James Rendon for a reception honoring theRoyal Thai Police delegation. -15 July 2013

Recipe of the Month - Roast Beef Canapés- By Food Specialist Chief Andrew Donahue, USCG

Imade these Roast Beef Canapés for a dinner 3weeks ago. The taste was amazing! They wereserved at a reception for the Royal Thai Policedelegation and was a great success thanks to lotsof team work. The recipe is from “KitchenCulinaire”, see web address below.

Both the red onion jam and the Stilton cream canbe made a day or two before serving.

To make the red onion jam:Heat the 3 tablespoons of olive oil over mediumheat and add the thinly sliced onion. Season withsalt and pepper and reduce the heat down tomedium low. Allow the onions to slowly caramelizeand stir occasionally until they are soft and wellbrowned. This may take up to one and a half hours.The longer and slower that you caramelize theonion the better the flavor. Allow to cool and setaside.

To make the Stilton cream:In a medium bowl combine the crumbled Stilton,sour cream and mayonnaise. Season well with saltand pepper. Set aside.

Roast Beef Canapés with Stilton Cream and RedOnion Jam

3 large red onions, thinly sliced3 tablespoons olive oilFine grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper1 baguette, sliced into approximately 40 slices6 ounces (168 g) of Stilton cheese, crumbles1/2 cup of sour cream1/4 cup of mayonnaise14 ounces (400 g) sliced roast beef2 ounces (60 g) baby arugula leaves

To assemble:Place the sliced baguette slices on a serving platter.Place a heaping teaspoon of the red onion jam ontothe base of the baguette slice. Take a small portionof the roast beef and roll it up to add a bit of height.Top with a dollop of the Stilton cream and place afew leaves of baby arugula on top. Season with abit of salt and a few grinds of freshly groundpepper.

Makes approximately 40 canapés.

http://kitchenculinaire.com/2010/12/day-4-of-the-12-days-of-canapes-roast-beef-canapes-with-stilton-cream-and-red-onion-jam/JIATF West Newsletter Vol 2 n.4 p. 16

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