14 Jun 2013

U.S., Cambodia Conduct Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange

As the 2013 monsoon season begins in the lower Mekong region, national governments are preparing. ... This was the case in point at the Lower Mekong Initiative, or LMI, Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange, or DREE, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 10-13.

10 Jun 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-Pacific Ocean Division Supports Exercise Makani Pahili 13

Tropical force storm winds exceeding 100 miles per hour are expected to hit landfall and wreak havoc on the Hawaiian Islands. The exercise scenario unfolded June 3-7 during Exercise Makani Pahili, which means “strong wind” in the Hawaiian Language.

10 Jun 2013

U.S., Indonesia complete earthquake, tsunami exercise

The wailing of sirens pierce the humid silence of a waxing morning. An ambulance is racing to a scene of yet unknown catastrophe, as the driver grips the wheels with white knuckles and gritted teeth. The dust cloud that trails the vehicle envelopes the road-side temporarily, leaving those in its path wheezing for an escape hand-over-mouth.

3 Jun 2013

U.S. and Indonesia exchange knowledge to promote safety in urban search and rescue operations

From May 27-30, representatives from Indonesia’s BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency) BASARNAS (National Search & Rescue Agency) and TNI (National Military) worked with subject matter experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on structural engineering and collapse technician considerations in Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) practices.

3 Jun 2013

NEPA scoping meetings scheduled for Arctic Deep Draft Ports Navigation Improvements Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District has scheduled three National Environmental Policy Act scoping meetings to receive comments for the district’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Arctic Deep Draft Ports Navigation Improvements Feasibility Study being conducted as a general investigation study.

31 May 2013

Hurricane preparedness starts at home before a storm strikes

The 2013 Central Pacific Hurricane season will begin June 1 in Hawaii. Are you and your family prepared for the potential arrival of a hurricane?