Rapid Response
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US Navy Hospital Ship to Deploy to Colombia
The United States is sending a U.S. Navy hospital ship to Colombia to help treat some of the...
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Guatemalan and U.S. Service Members Pool Efforts after Volcano Eruption
The U.S. military and their Guatemalan counterparts work hand in hand to build houses for the victims of...
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Neighboring Armed Forces Lend Support to Guatemala
The armed forces are critical to the Fuego Volcano emergency response. Within days of the eruption of the...
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Guatemalan Service Members Respond to Volcano Disaster
Units of the Guatemalan Armed Forces deployed troops to assist during the country’s emergency. Hundreds of Guatemalan service...
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Peruvian Air Force Kicks Off Aid Programs for Vulnerable Populations
The Peruvian Air Force supports Itinerant Social Action Platforms with flights. The Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish)...
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Guatemala Conducts Disaster Response Exercise
The 2018 FAHUM exercise simulated the eruption of a volcano in Guatemala and included several humanitarian assistance scenarios....
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Mexican Armed Forces Bring Humanitarian Aid to Partner Nations
Through Plan DNIII-E, the Mexican Defense Department provides immediate humanitarian aid to countries affected by natural disasters. An...
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Armed Forces of Central America and Mexico Come Together in Nicaragua
Partner nations answered the Nicaraguan government’s call to extinguish a fire in parts of a biological reserve accessible...
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Brazilian Army Delivers Water to Drought Affected Regions
Brazilian Army logistics battalions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul supply populations suffering from drought in...
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Colombian Air Force Bolsters Humanitarian Aid Capacity
The National Center for Personnel Recovery is critical during natural disasters, search and rescue, medevac, and evacuation of...
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Colombian Military Forces Put Out Forest Fires
The Colombian Air Force employed a modular air system to combat the fires. The 2nd Air Combat Command...
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Peru Mobilizes Air Command after Arequipa Earthquake
The Peruvian Ministry of Defense activated an Air Operations Command to respond to the emergency.
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Argentine Navy Keeps Up Search for ARA San Juan Submarine
Chile, the United States, and England continue to sweep the area, with no hope of finding survivors.
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Armed Forces Unite to Find Missing Argentine Submarine
More than 50 naval and air assets from 12 countries search for the ARA San Juan
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International Community Shows Brotherhood to Mexico
In all, 23 partner nations have assisted Mexico with emergency response operations following the recent earthquakes.
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Mexican Armed Forces Deploy Massive Contingent For the Earthquake
Tens of thousands of members of the military, police, and civil society helped Mexico with coordinated interagency work...
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International Humanitarian Mission Provides Aid to Dominica after Hurricanes
Caribbean countries and international organizations are sending in military responders, food, water, medicine, ships, and planes, to aid...
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Joint Task Force-Leeward Islands Successfully Completes Humanitarian Assistance Mission
JTF-LI completed the USAID-led humanitarian response to hurricanes Irma and Maria in Saint Martin and Dominica on October...
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Mexican Navy K-9 Teams: Hope After the Earthquake
Rescue dogs from the Mexican Navy redouble their search-and-rescue efforts in the dust and debris.
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Brazil Extends Mission in Haiti after Hurricane Irma
Brazilian service members participating in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti surveyed the effects of Hurricane Irma’s passage...
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