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2018 Disaster Management Exchange, Nanjing, China, Officially begins!

By SMG Carolanne WrightNovember 14, 2018

Army Lt. Col. Matthew Fargo
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Lt. Col. Matthew Fargo, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, command surgeon, shows U.S. Army medical equipment to PLA Soldiers during the 2018 Disaster Management Exchange at Jurong Military Installation, China, Nov. 13-18. The DME is a key disaste... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
7. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, gives the opening remarks to U.S. and China PLA Soldiers during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Disaster Management Exchange held at Jurong Army installation, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sitting Side by Side
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Sitting Side by Side
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Sitting Side by Side
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command watches a demonstration by PLA soldiers maneuvering a small aerial drone during the static display portion of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Disaster... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamilton, commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command watches a demonstration by PLA soldiers maneuvering a small aerial drone during the static display portion of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Disaster... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Check out photos from the 2018 DME opening ceremony and static display from both armies, which included disaster management essential equipment.

The DME is a key disaster risk reduction event that USARPAC conducts with the PLA each year; the DME has matured from basic visits and briefings into a substantive exchange that uses table top and practical field exchanges to focus and facilitate disaster risk reduction and interaction between USARPAC and the PLA.

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