Juan Acaron, a combat medic with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, kneeling, demonstrates combat casualty care techniques to soldiers of the El Salvador Army during CENTAM Guardian 22 in Chalatenango, El Salvador on May 4, 2022. G7 TREX planners led the planning effort for CENTAM GUARDIAN 22, but Karels mentioned creating the exercise was an Army South team effort across the command with planners from other directorates providing crucial support in their areas of expertise. “Each of the three phases of the exercise were designed to build both capability and capacity from the tactical, Soldier skills level to multi-national disaster response.” Chip Karels, Army South G3/7 director of training and exercises (TREX). “This exercise is an important opportunity to build the capacity of our armies and critical civilian support organizations,” said Col. CENTAM Guardian 22 is a multinational exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability among the participating nations in areas of security as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations during the three-week exercise. Giovanni Valldejulli, civil affairs officer, 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, right, take part in the CENTAM Guardian 22 academics training with a Salvadoran Army officer. Army South to deploy Soldiers to the region to assist in humanitarian assistance efforts.Īs part of Army South’s mission to respond and be ready in disaster situations, the command facilitated the first-ever CENTAM GUARDIAN exercise held May 1-20, to build readiness, resilience and confidence across the Central American region.Ĭapt. During a two-week period in 2020, Guatemala and Honduras were slammed by Hurricanes Eta and Iota which led U.S.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (May 23, 2022) - In recent years, Latin America and Caribbean countries have suffered major environmental disasters whether by torrential hurricanes or catastrophic earthquakes in the region, causing floods and landslides that left thousands of people displaced and a high human death toll. (Photo Credit: Donald Sparks) VIEW ORIGINAL A Honduran Army officer takes part in an operational briefing with members of the 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade prior to the start of the command post exercise during CENTAM Guardian 22.

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