Mongolia hosts the North East Asia Regional Peace Operations Game 17 - 21 June, sponsored by US Pacific Command. It is the second event in the Asia Pacific Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in 2002. View the Center's website at http://coe-dmha.org or register with the Asia Pacific Area Network at http://apan-info.net for more information on past and upcoming events.

COE staff contribute to the execution of humanitarian role-play in Exercise PKO North in El Salvador 17 - 29 June support of US Southern Command. The peace operations scenario involves the forces of 11 countries, UN personnel and humanitarian experts and role players.

The Center participates in US Pacific Command SAGIP Exercise, held in conjunction with the Army of the Philippines in Manila 5-20 June. The scenario for SAGIP focuses on humanitarian assistance and disaster management issues.

An EIPC  "Planning Peace Operations" Course is taught in Monterey, California 14 - 26 July. The Center staff supports this staff-level event with curriculum and instructors.

The seventh HELP course is held in at the East West Center in Honolulu 16 July - 3 August. The purpose of the Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP I) and Health, Ethics, Law and Policy (HELP II) courses is to develop a common approach to improve program coordination between civilian and military responders in complex emergencies. These two consecutive courses are developed by the International Committee of the Red Cross and executed by the Center of Excellence.

A CHART Course is held in San Antonio, Texas12 - 16 August. For information on how to register for the course, inquire with SFC Victor Troupe at the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute.Email: vrtroupe@DMRTI.army.mil, phone 210-221-1987 and fax 210-221-9061.

The Asia Pacific Regional Peace Operations Seminar on Lessons Learned in East Timor takes place 26-29 August in a location to be announced. This is the third event in the Asia Pacific Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in 2002.

Center staff contribute to the execution of the humanitarian and consequence management components of Exercise Tempest Express 02-3 in support of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan 10-15 September.

The All Asia Peace Operations Symposium takes place in Honolulu 16-19 September in a location to be announced. This is the fourth event in the Asia Pacific Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in 2002.

The Center provides UN peace operations lane-training support during a US Army Pacific's Multi-Platoon Training Event being held in Bangladesh 8-27 September. This MPTE follows on the first successful event held in Nepal in January 2000.