The U.S. delegation comprised of personnel from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, stationed in Guam and Honolulu.
The JCM comes together annually to discuss security issues and also areas of assistance that the U.S. military is involved in with the FSM.
The meeting was facilitated by James Naich, deputy chief of mission for the FSM Embassy in Washington, D.C., and was held in the Pohnpei State Hospital conference room.
Items that were discussed included the year in review, Coast Guard engagement in the FSM, search and rescue issues, homeland defense, the USNS Mercy Visit to FSM, enlistment, recruitment and statistics, veterans update, the transnational crime unit, the Guam buildup, humanitarian assistance to the FSM from the U.S. Department of Defense, and the submarine fiber optic cable project.
This meeting was co-hosted by the FSM Department of Foreign Affairs and Pohnpei state.
Next year, the U.S. will host the meeting in Honolulu.
