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    6 days ago ADVISORY

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DisasterAWARE® Training and Preparedness Exercises

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Recent Training Events and Exercises

Geospatial Intelligence analysts receive DisasterAWARE training (2020)
Geospatial Intelligence analysts receive DisasterAWARE training (2020)

PDC supported the 12th annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Course at the request of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). PDC hosted more than 30 participants at its Maui headquarters for hands-on DisasterAWARE training, 02–03 March.

Bhutan hosts expert exchange on disaster response (2019)
Bhutan hosts expert exchange on disaster response (2019)

As part of a disaster response and medical capabilities Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 12–14 November, PDC conducted a table-top exercise simulating a M5.5 earthquake in the southeast of the country with data it gathered on Bhutan. The Bhutan Department of Disaster Management used the exercise to test its new incident command system standard operating procedure.

Pacific Endeavor Field Training Exercise spans three days (2019)
Pacific Endeavor Field Training Exercise spans three days (2019)

PDC traveled to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to facilitate the Field Training Exercise for the Pacific Endeavor Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) 2019 on 06-16 August. DisasterAWARE was used to reach out across the 19 participating countries with data for a three-day scenario.

ADMM–Plus Exercise brings together more than 20 countries (2019)
ADMM–Plus Exercise brings together more than 20 countries (2019)

The 2019 ADMM–Plus Exercise was the most robust evaluation of civil-military HA/DR procedures in the history of ADMM–Plus. The tsunami scenario—modeled by PDC—involved more than twenty countries and organizations participating from their home locations, collaborating digitally using PDC's DisasterAWARE from July 30 to August 1.

Hawaii National Guard DisasterAWARE and resiliency training (2019)
Hawaii National Guard DisasterAWARE and resiliency training (2019)

The Hawaii National Guard received a full day of training from PDC that merged DisasterAWARE user training with selected modules from PDC's Hazard Resiliency Network ("R-NET") course on 04 May, 2019. Participants were given tools and knowledge regarding all phases of the disaster management cycle.

AHA Centre receives DMRS training (2019)
AHA Centre receives DMRS training (2019)

PDC delivered a series of training sessions at the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) in Jakarta to support operational use of the DMRS system, powered by DisasterAWARE, February 25–27, 2019. Training included 16 operational staff from the AHA Centre, who demonstrated their DMRS-user skills in a series of disaster-related exercises.

2020 – 2021 EXERCISE SUPPORT DURING COVID-19

PDC continues to support training and exercises throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Most activities have been transitioned to a virtual platform to ensure the health and safety of all participants.

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