Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (FA HUM)

FA HUM 08 is a USSOUTHCOM/Salvadoran Ministry of Defense-sponsored, regionally-oriented disaster relief exercise, involving military and civilian agencies from the Western Hemisphere. The exercise enhances military-to-military, military-to-civilian, and civilian-to-civilian contacts between participating organizations and promotes regional cooperative engagement. The exercise promoted and simulated regional responses to disasters. The exercise was concurrently conducted in El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago. Three ALLIES delegates, along with several cadets and IGL INSPIRE Fellow Gregg Nakano, participated in and observed Phase III of the 2008 FA HUM exercise. Participants conducted regional after-action evaluations and prepared recommendations on ways to improve training and ways to improve response efforts. Participants prepared and presented their findings and recommendations to a general audience and to distinguished visitors on site in El Salvador.