Our Chief of Army (COA), Major-General (MG) Cai Dexian and Sergeant Major of Army (SMA) – Senior Warrant Officer (SWO) Chua Hong Hup led Our Singapore Army’s delegation through the Land Forces of the Pacific Exposition and Symposium 2026 (LANPAC), organised by the Association of the United States Army (
@ausaorg ). Held from 12 to 14 May in Honolulu, Hawaii, LANPAC 2026 brought together representatives from 25 international delegations, 16 chiefs of army, and more than 2,500 participants, reaffirming and strengthening partnerships to enhance regional security and land forces cooperation.
At LANPAC 2026, MG Cai delivered a keynote address titled "Prevailing Through Transformation and Innovation: Building a Resilient, Dynamic and Rooted Army". Head National Service Affairs Department (NSAD), Colonel (COL) Dean Yik, also spoke at a panel discussion on “How Regular, Reserve and Guard Forces are Adapting to the Contemporary Environment”.
MG Cai also met with Commanding General, US Army Pacific (
@USARPAC ) – GEN Ronald P. Clark, and engaged his counterparts from other regional armies, to reaffirm the long standing friendships and ties between our armed forces.
These included GEN Kim Gyu-Ha, Chief of Staff (COS) of Republic of Korea Army; GEN Arai Masayoshi, COS Japan Ground Self-Defence Force; LTGEN Simon Stuart, Chief of Army, Australian Defence Force; MAJGEN Rose King, Chief of Army, New Zealand Defence Force, and the Chiefs of Army of our ASEAN partners Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines and Thailand.
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