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Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team, part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air Base on April 24, 2025, alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50 kilometers northwest of Noumea, focused on sharing capabilities, strengthening interoperability and building partnerships. The visit ended with a moment of remembrance at a World War II memorial at Tontouta Air Base, honoring the men and women from the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy stationed there from February 1942 to December 1945. Lt. Col. Seung Ryu, the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade Officer in Charge of the functional specialty team during Croix du Sud, said, "It was an honor to see the appreciation that NC [New Caledonia] had for our predecessors' service in the form of this memorial. It's a testament to their actions and the continuing partnership between the U.S. and its allies in this region. There's a shared history here, so it was humbling to see the memorial." Croix du Sud is the 11th iteration of a 14-day biennial joint/multilateral field training exercise organized and led by the FANC, focusing on disaster relief, crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between the United States and the militaries of Oceania countries with approximately 2,000 participants and using 13 aircraft and five ships from 18 countries. (U.S. Army photo by Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team, part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air Base on April 24, 2025, alongside Australian and Fijian military and civilian partners. The visit, about 50 kilometers northwest of Noumea, focused on sharing capabilities, strengthening interoperability and building partnerships. The visit ended with a moment of remembrance at a World War II memorial at Tontouta Air Base, honoring the men and women from the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy stationed there from February 1942 to December 1945. Lt. Col. Seung Ryu, the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade Officer in Charge of the functional specialty team during Croix du Sud, said, "It was an honor to see the appreciation that NC [New Caledonia] had for our predecessors' service in the form of this memorial. It's a testament to their actions and the continuing partnership between the U.S. and its allies in this region. There's a shared history here, so it was humbling to see the memorial." Croix du Sud is the 11th iteration of a 14-day biennial joint/multilateral field training exercise organized and led by the FANC, focusing on disaster relief, crisis events, and enhancing partnership and interoperability between the United States and the militaries of Oceania countries with approximately 2,000 participants and using 13 aircraft and five ships from 18 countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyler Hood)
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2025 01:10 |
| Photo ID: | 8997301 |
| VIRIN: | 250424-O-RD674-4957 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 15.45 MB |
| Location: | NOUMEA, NC |
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322nd CA Soldiers Strengthen Ties at Tontouta Air Base
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