Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange brings together experts to share knowledge and experience [Image 1 of 2]

DHAKA, BANGLADESH

09.18.2012

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Colletta 

U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office

Maj. Kenneth Frey, an engineer plans officer, with the U.S. Army Pacific, Contingency Command Post, discusses structural vulnerabilities and the potential damage a severe earthquake could cause to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka with Maj. Rashed Rahman, an engineer officer, with the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division Headquarters, during the field exercise portion of the 3rd annual Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange, Sept. 19. During the field exercise, participants responded to a simulated earthquake occurring in heavily populated city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The goal of the four-day exercise is to bring together both civilian and military professionals and improve interoperability and response planning in the wake of a potential catastrophic earthquake event.

• Date Taken: 09.18.2012
• Date Posted: 09.26.2012 01:34
• Photo ID: 672038
• VIRIN: 120919-A-XN199-001
• Resolution: 2896x1944
• Size: 2.38 MB
• Location: DHAKA, BD