Brigadier General Wais Waheed, Commandant MNDF Marine Corps is attending #LANPAC23 from 16th to 18th May 2023 at Honolulu, Hawai, USA.

LANPAC is the Premier Land Forces Symposium & Exposition that brings together government, academia, industry and allies and partners.

BG Wais is being accompanied by Command Sergeant Major of MNDF CSM Adnan Ali and Deputy Commander of MNDF Malé Area Command LTC Yoosuf Rasheed.

In conjunction with the official symposium BG Wais is  engaging with allied nation military heads in bilateral meetings.

The BILATs  includes talks with; Major General Chris Smith, Deputy Commanding General US Army Pacific, Assistant Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Sitaram Khadka, Nepali Army, Colonel Eric Christiansen, INDOPACOM Region Director, USA Army Security Assistance Command [USASAC].

In these engagments BG Wais has discussed prospects for growth in Defence Cooperation, expansion of bilateral training exercises, updates regarding material support and mutual training opportunities offered.