The Nepali Army and U.S. Pacific Air Forces held the Pacific Angel 24 Exercise from September 15-20.
According to the US Embassy in Kathmandu, this exercise promotes humanitarian assistance and disaster response capacity-building by facilitating military, civilian, and NGO cooperation and improving search and rescue collaboration between our two countries.
“The training focused on key skills such as aeromedical evacuation, infectious disease control, and patient movement. We are proud of our long military-to-military cooperation with the Nepali Army on peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, and disaster response training,” reads the social media post.
The exercise also featured expert exchanges on aircraft maintenance, aircrew operations, personnel recovery in adverse terrain, swift water and flood recovery, patient movement, and medical responses to hazardous materials.
Similarly, the Nepali Army stated in a press release that for a long time, various exercises in disaster management and humanitarian assistance have been conducted between the Nepali Army and the United States Army to improve disaster response capability.
“These exercises have allowed for the exchange of expertise and the enhancement of military professional capacity,” reads the statement.
“Various related exercises were conducted in Kathmandu, Makwanpur, and Dhading districts during the fourth edition of the exercise, which began in 2012.”
