U.S. PARTICIPATES IN ARMENIA NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN WORKSHOP JULY 9-11
15:07 10.07.2013
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Kansas National Guard are
among more than 100 participants involved in the Republic of Armenia’s
National Response Plan Workshop July 9-11 in Yerevan. This event
is organized under the framework of the U.S. commitment to regional
security through high level disaster response preparation.
This is the fourth major exercise of its kind involving the Corps’
Civil Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) Program and the Kansas
National Guard. The Corps assists countries with planning large-scale
disaster preparedness exercises. The Guard is involved through its
State Partnership Program, which pairs Kansas with Armenia to exchange
ideas on many common challenges, including the best way to respond
to and recover from disasters in their respective countries.
The disaster preparedness event includes participants from over
18 Armenian government agencies and organizations, including the
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant. Representatives from Kansas are from
the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, Kansas City, Kansas
Police Department and the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
The United Nations Disaster Management Team will also participate in
the disaster response exercise.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress