Please join us on Thursday, April 20, for a digital press briefing with Major General Joel “JB” Vowell, Commanding General, U.S. Army Japan. Major General Vowell will discuss the 2023 LANPAC Symposium and Exposition that will occur May 16-18 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is also prepared to discuss the U.S. Army’s role in Japan.
The Association of the United States Army’s 2023 LANPAC Symposium and Exposition is a world-class, international event highlighting the role of land forces in the Indo-Pacific theater and their contributions to the Joint Force in peace and war. The symposium and exhibition provides unique opportunities, through panel discussions, for U.S. Army, State Department, joint and regional partners to discuss the critical roles of Pacific land forces. The strategic location of Hawaii brings together government and industry representatives from our allies in the Indo-Pacific theater.
Major General Vowell will make brief opening remarks about LANPAC 2023 and then take questions from participating journalists.
Speaker: Major General Joel “JB” Vowell, Commanding General, U.S. Army Japan
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 2:00 p.m. Japan | 12:00 p.m. Bangkok | 1:00 a.m. Washington D.C.
(Please use a Time Zone Converter to determine your start time)
Language: ENGLISH
Ground Rules: ON-THE-RECORD, ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
MAJOR GENERAL JOEL "JB" VOWELL
Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP
Please RSVP by clicking here
LOGISTICS:
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Participants should join the briefing 10 minutes early.
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The speakers will give short opening remarks and then the question-and-answer session will begin.
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If you join via the Zoom application or URL, you may submit your questions by clicking on the “questions and answers” tab and typing in your question. If you join telephonically, you can enter the questions queue by pressing “*” and “9” at any time. Questions may be also submitted in advance via the Eventbrite RSVP page or via e-mail to AsiaPacMedia@state.gov
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Participants using the Zoom app or URL can “up-vote” one another’s questions in the “questions and answers” tab by clicking the “like” button to the right of that question
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If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email AsiaPacMedia@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.
Major General Joel “JB” Vowell grew up an Army brat and received his commission as an Infantry officer upon graduation from the University of Alabama in 1991. During his career, he has been stationed in Europe, Pacific, Middle East, and many posts across the United States. He has served on operational assignments to Egypt and on hurricane relief operations in the U.S., and served three combat tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, including the surge campaigns in both countries. His commands include 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment (Air Assault) “No Slack” and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault) “Rakkasans” of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
He was a War College Fellow at Stanford University in 2012 and an Army Chief of Staff’s Senior Fellow to the Brookings Institution in 2016. He most recently served as the Deputy Commanding General-Operations for the 25th Infantry Division and Deputy Strategic Planning and Policy directorate (J-5), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. He assumed his present duties June 25, 2021.
Major General Vowell is a Category 2 USA Cycling Road Racer and a member of the CoreTechs Masters Team, Portola Valley, California, along with being the 2018 and 2019 Hawaii State Masters Champion.
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