U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik (left), director of

U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik (left), director of regional operations at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and People's Liberation Army Senior Col. Wu Xihua, deputy chief of the Emergency Office, General Staff Headquarters, respond to questions during an interview with American Forces Network June 14 in Muara, Brunei Darussalam. Each of the military leaders is taking part in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) –Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX) in Brunei. Also in attendance for the interview is Royal Brunei Armed Forces Col. Sahat Hamzah, commanding officer of the Multinational Coordination Centre. ADMM-Plus 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. The exercise, which is scheduled from June 16 to 20, provides an opportunity for participating nations to hone their communication skills and learn from each other’s unique experiences and expertise, better preparing partner nations for a unified approach to future contingencies.