The South Atlantic Command of the US Armed Forces will invest US$2.5 million in the Operación Ejercicio Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias. The Dominican government will contribute RD$2 million (US$125,000). General Jose Antonio de los Santos, in charge of the Centro de Operación de Emergencia made the announcement. The Operación Ejercicio Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias is a giant relief practice effort to prepare regional countries for major natural disasters. DR will be site of the natural disaster emergency training and prevention events from 14 to 25 February. These will take place at the Dirección de Entrenamiento Militar at the San Isidro Air Force base. Colonel Luis Torres, of the US South Command explained that 75 computers will be used in the exercise. More than 500 persons will participate, including civilians and that work in disaster and relief centers as well as military coming from the Caribbean, North, South and Central America. The operation will simulate disaster caused by a tropical depression, a hurricane and an earthquake.
