Royal Brunei Armed Forces First Adm. Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, left, speaks with U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik, during the opening ceremony to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX) at the Multinational Coordination Centre in Muara, Brunei Darussalam, June 17. AHMX is a multilateral exercise that provides a forum for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. Halim is the commander of the Royal Brunei Navy. Pasnik is the director of regional operations for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. - Royal Brunei Armed Forces First Adm. Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, left, speaks with U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik, during the opening ceremony to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX) at the Multinational Coordination Centre in Muara, Brunei Darussalam, June 17. AHMX is a multilateral exercise that provides a forum for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. Halim is the commander of the Royal Brunei Navy. Pasnik is the director of regional operations for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.

Medical personnel from Japan, Singapore and the U.S. lock hands after participating in a relay race during a sports field meet at Berakas Army Garrison Camp, Brunei Darussalam June 14. The competition took place as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) - Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). At the end of the day, service members from China and Singapore were crowned victors in the relay race while Japan and Thailand members claimed victory in the tug-of-war competition. - Medical personnel from Japan, Singapore and the U.S. lock hands after participating in a relay race during a sports field meet at Berakas Army Garrison Camp, Brunei Darussalam June 14. The competition took place as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) - Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). At the end of the day, service members from China and Singapore were crowned victors in the relay race while Japan and Thailand members claimed victory in the tug-of-war competition.

Representatives from various Asia-Pacific nations gather for a multinational group photo during the Association of Southeast Nations Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise hosted by Brunei Darussalam June 12 at Berakas, Brunei. More than 1,800 multinational personnel from 18 Asia-Pacific nations are participating in the ASEAN exercise, which provides a platform for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. ASEAN is comprised of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Non-ASEAN countries include Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the U.S. The exercise is scheduled from June 16 to 20. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison Bak/Released) - Representatives from various Asia-Pacific nations gather for a multinational group photo during the Association of Southeast Nations Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise hosted by Brunei Darussalam June 12 at Berakas, Brunei. More than 1,800 multinational personnel from 18 Asia-Pacific nations are participating in the ASEAN exercise, which provides a platform for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. ASEAN is comprised of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Non-ASEAN countries include Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the U.S. The exercise is scheduled from June 16 to 20. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison Bak/Released)