representatives have presented the military and civilian response capability and mechanisms for their respective countries,” said Major Diego Miranda, CTF Intelligence Officer assigned to Marine Corps Forces, South. Each CTF member was responsible for analyzing a case study of a previous humanitarian response. Marine Corps Sergeant Teagan Fredericks)Īfter departing Valparaiso, the CTF transitioned to its second phase, a tabletop exercise on planning a combined response to a hypothetical disaster caused by a hurricane in Honduras. Brazilian Marine officers are given a tour aboard the USS Wasp. The first phase of the training covered foreign disaster relief planning with members of the U.S. after serving nearly two years in the U.S. This engagement is part of Wasp’s transit around South America as her homeport shifts from Sasebo, Japan, to Norfolk, Virginia. Participants embarked Wasp during its port visit to Valparaiso, Chile. Southern Command area of responsibility.” “We are conducting these missions with our partners now and hope that the Combined Task Force will eventually establish a permanent organization which will help us more rapidly and effectively conduct multinational operations within the U.S.

Navy Captain Steven Stacy, who coordinated and facilitated the training.

“Interoperability has been established over the years and we will reinforce it though shared operating procedures, understanding of the operating environment, and our respective military’s response in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario,” said U.S. The course comprised three phases of training designed to create a shared standard operating procedure (SOP) to support foreign humanitarian assistance. The maritime CTF included representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, and the United States.

Naval War College-hosted classroom education course on humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) planning held October 13–November 5. Twenty multinational naval officers assigned to the Combined Task Force (CTF) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp participated in the first-ever U.S.

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