At the crisis room of the National Disaster Risk Management Unit in the city of Bogotá, the Colombian Navy and other operational institutions participated on February 10 and 11, in the Regional Exercise of the Americas MECODEX2022.
This international virtual simulation exercise is organized every year by the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington, D.C., in order to validate the Mechanism for Cooperation in Disasters (MECODEX) and provide training to the 31 participating countries on disaster response.
During the exercise, Colombian Navy personnel trained in Disaster Response participated in this training in which a hypothetical earthquake and tsunami were simulated to hit the fictitious country Republic of the Sun in the Caribbean.
The participation of the staff of the Institution led to demonstrate the experience and knowledge to react in each of the emergencies, taking into account the maritime, air, land Resources and the support of the Medium - level Search and Rescue Group-USARCOL19 of the Colombian Navy.
