KATHMANDU, Nepal— (From right to left) Raj Kumar Kshetri, Director of the Tribhuvan International Airport; Brig. Gen. Gokul Bhandari, Director of Nepali Army Directorate of Public Relations; Brig. Gen. Jeet Gurung, Director of the Directorate of Disaster Management, Nepali Army; COL Dexter Caston, U.S. Army Pacific exercise representative assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; and MAJ Jonathan Swoyer, Office of Defense Coordination, U.S. Embassy—Nepal, brief media personal and answer questions during a press conference following the opening ceremony for the 2018 Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange, 26 Sep. 2018 in Kathmandu. The exercise is co-hosted by the Nepali Army and the United States Army Pacific with more than 300 disaster response professionals from 14 countries attending. During the four-day exercise, participants from national militaries, government organizations, the United Nations and non-government entities are split into teams according to expertise to work through a common earthquake scenario while sharing knowledge, testing common operating procedures and making recommendations to improve future disaster planning and response procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Corey Ray)
Date Taken: | 09.25.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.26.2018 07:18 |
Photo ID: | 4775374 |
VIRIN: | 180925-A-CG868-003 |
Resolution: | 3648x2432 |
Size: | 5.3 MB |
Location: | KATHMANDU, NP |
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