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OTICIDE's Johnson completes course with ASIA-Pacific Center for Security Studies

HONOLULU - Mr. Michael Johnson of OTICIDE graduated March 6 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Advanced Security Cooperation Course” in Honolulu. Mr. Johnson received his diploma from LTG (R) Ed Smith, director of the Center. Mr. Johnson joined 46 other senior military and civilian government leaders from 30 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region that attended the six-week course to study regional security.
The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense regional study, conference and research center. The center's mission is to educate and develop leaders to advance strategic communications and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Countries represented at the course were: American Samoa, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, and Vanuatu. The Executive Course students discussed national policy, and how the economic, diplomatic, political, cultural and military elements of power affect stability and security of the region as a whole. To date, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies has had representatives from 45 countries attend the College and has hosted or co-hosted conferences/seminars with nearly 6,891 participants from 66 countries.
Previous OTICIDE graduates were Jacinta Brown and Olive Togiola who attended the twelve week course and Pierre Clemens, Leslie Tua Falemanu, and Samuelu Tinai attended the six-week course.
Other ASG graduates were Chris King and Chester Manaea attended twelve weeks from the Department of Port Administration, and Naseri Aitaoto from the Department of Health.
Mr. Faafetai Luatua of the Ministry for Revenue in Apia, Samoa also graduated along with Michael Johnson on the six-week course.
Both Mike Sala and Assistant Director Cinta Brown were invited as guest speakers and presenters to the ASIA-Pacific Center in the past. Director Sala and Assistant Brown serve as representatives of the South Pacific Islands Criminal Intelligence Network (SPICIN) and US Interpol Pacific Sub-Bureau of the United States.