Philippines (March 21, 2019) – Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Disaster Response Unit cut a hole in a concrete slab during a field training exercise at the Tacloban North Public Market that simulated a response to a notional earthquake. This exercise is the capstone humanitarian assistance and disaster response event of the PP19 visit to the Philippines. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works c

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Philippines (March 21, 2019) – Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Disaster Response Unit cut a hole in a concrete slab during a field training exercise at the Tacloban North Public Market that simulated a response to a notional earthquake. This exercise is the capstone humanitarian assistance and disaster response event of the PP19 visit to the Philippines. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific.

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