{"id":34408,"date":"2020-04-02T13:39:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T13:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/02\/pacific-pathways-in-thailand-ongoing-amid-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:57:48","slug":"pacific-pathways-in-thailand-ongoing-amid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2020\/04\/02\/pacific-pathways-in-thailand-ongoing-amid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Pathways in Thailand ongoing amid pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Soldiers in Thailand<\/a> for the Army\u2019s Pacific Pathways program<\/a> have continued training, though in smaller groups, as the coronavirus pandemic<\/a> curtails military exercises elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While training is ongoing, the U.S. soldiers and their Royal Thai Army counterparts have relegated it to the squad-level. All platoon-level and higher training, as well as combined arms live-fire exercises, have been cancelled, according to 25th Infantry Division spokesman Lt. Col. Adam Hallmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Americans still plan to train until their return to Hawaii in May, which is also still on track. The task force is comprised of soldiers from multiple units, including engineer companies, an artillery battery, support companies and an aviation element. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of them are located at sites around Camp Friendship in northeast Thailand. As coronavirus cases in Thailand increased, temperature checks were ordered when troops entered the chow hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true that at some locations medics were taking temperatures at the dining facilities and this proved to be ineffective,\u201d said Hallmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Royal Thai Army soldiers from the Long Range Recon Patrol show off different snakes inhabiting Thailand in a training to soldiers of 2-35 \u201cCacti\u201d Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and other Royal Thai Army soldiers during the Hanuman Guardian Exercise on March 6, 2020, at Camp Friendship, Korat, Thailand. Our relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand remains one of our most important in Southeast Asia. The bilateral training of HG20 demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of Thailand and the U.S. to our long-standing alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ezra Camarena, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The task force is now requiring daily temperature checks of all soldiers, and company commanders have to report completion every single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While task force does not possess any COVID-19 test kits, their medics are \u201ctied in closely\u201d with Thai medical officials at all locations where the U.S. soldiers are training, Hallmark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And \u201cthat relationship is strong; there also exist laboratory assets in Bangkok to support,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several soldiers who had a mix of fevers and respiratory symptoms common with COVID-19 have been placed in patient hold facilities for monitoring. One soldier was ultimately tested at a Thai medical facility, but was found to be negative for the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a soldier does eventually test positive, Hallmark said a special preventive medicine detachment assigned to the task force is prepared to carry out contact tracing<\/a> among both American and Thai personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, sprint in full kit during a stress shoot March 13, 2020 at Camp Friendship, Korat, Kingdom of Thailand as part of the Hanuman Guardian exercise. Our relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand remains one of our most important in Southeast Asia. The bilateral training of HG20 demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of Thailand and the U.S. to our long-standing alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ezra Camarena, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The task force has also had to adjust its sleeping arrangements recently to meet squad-level social distancing guidelines put out by the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[The] soldiers arrived in Thailand before concerns of COVID-19 really kicked off and occupied multiple barracks and tents with traditional spacing,\u201d said Hallmark, adding that the adjustment has been gradual. \u201cIt\u2019s important to note that this was not an instantaneous process and required contracting for additional tents and air conditioners to enable increased spacing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extra effort to keep to keep Pacific Pathways on track comes as the service dramatically curtailed and reassessed training operations across Europe<\/a> and in South Korea during the pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacific Pathways is one program the Army secretary and chief of staff have recently talked about expanding to increase the U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region and court more partners as part of a larger Pentagon strategy aimed at China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur soldiers are conducting an important training exercise with one of America\u2019s oldest allies in the region,\u201d said Hallmark in a reference to Thailand. \u201c[The task force\u2019s] medical professionals are continuously monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and assessing the risk to our forces. Leadership at all echelons are consistently involved in such assessments to adjust the timeline if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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