The 3rd Brigade Warfighter Seminar was held on 08 March 2018. The theme of the seminar was Regional force projection – Experiences and Challenges of the 'Ready Brigade'.
In this session, Major General (Retired) David Chalmers, Commander Joint Task Force (JTF) 629 (Op ASTUTE 2006), spoke about the 2004 Pacific Tsunami: deploying and sustaining a regional disaster relief effort.
Special thanks to Bill Paensuwan and the team from 3CSSB for filming the event and Al Green for editing support.
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