From August 12 to 18, the Inter-American Defense Board accompanies the development of Operation Paraná III. Planned by the Conference of American Armies (CEA), the Operation consists of a humanitarian aid exercise, carried out under the coordination of the Brazilian Army in the southern region of the country, which brings together troops from Brazil and 13 other countries on the continent, in a simulated context of natural disasters.
During the operation, hypothetical cases are explored that imply the need to implement an international humanitarian support effort, with the activation of structures used in activities such as medical care in field hospitals, mobile air and river rescues and resupply in disaster zones, among others. .
According to Infantry Colonel Fábio Rodrigo de Assis, Advisor to the Disaster Cooperation Division of the Inter-American Defense Board and representative of the organization at the event, one of the highlights of the exercise is the “integration between the participating countries, mainly in the composition of the General Staff of the Joint Task Force and in the integrated planning of humanitarian aid actions, in addition to the use in the field of specialized platoons from countries such as Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay and Ecuador.
Military personnel from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay participate in Operation Paraná III.
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