Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias Exercise in Costa Rica Announced

San Jose- April 16, 2009

Representatives from Costa Rica’s National Emergency Center and the US Embassy announced that a collaborative exercise known as the Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias exercise (FA-HUM) will take place in Costa Rica April 16-25th.  FA-HUM is a regional exercise that simulates the US Government’s humanitarian assistance disaster relief response to a natural disaster. This exercise is taking place simultaneously in four countries including Antigua, Grenada, Honduras and Costa Rica.  Costa Ricans, Panamanians and Department of Defense personnel will be working hand-in-hand in this disaster relief field training exercise in Quepos and Parrita.  While the disaster exercise is a simulation, the  medical and dental care provided to an estimated 1000 patients per day over a five-day period in ten communities within the region is a very real benefit to Costa Rica.  The total cost of this exercise is more than $10 million dollars and $1.7 million will be spent in Costa Rica.

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