Sharing Knowledge: USS New Orleans Exchanges Best Practices on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief with Sri Lankan Navy

U.S. Marine Maj. John Arnold with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spoke to Sri Lankan sailors about humanitarian assistance disaster relief.

U.S. Marines embarked on the USS New Orleans joined experts from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to exchange best practices on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief during two days of workshops and seminars with the Sri Lanka Navy in Colombo.  Instructors shared U.S. experiences assisting victims of natural disasters in the United States and abroad, and participants discussed similar challenges in Sri Lanka. In addition, Sri Lankan Navy cadets toured the New Orleans to understand better how the American sailors use safety and rescue equipment.

Sailors with the Sri Lankan Navy discussed similar challenges of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka.
Sailors with the Sri Lankan Navy discussed similar challenges of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan Navy cadets tour the New Orleans to understand better how the American sailors use safety and rescue equipment.
Sri Lankan Navy cadets tour the New Orleans to understand better how the American sailors use safety and rescue equipment.
Representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) also joined the two-day workshop on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) also joined the two-day workshop on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.