Members from the CAF Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and the Philippine Army load DART equipment on trucks during Operation RENAISSANCE. /MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera photo
Military training may have wrapped up in Northumberland, but disaster assistance response training is underway throughout the week now in Trenton and Prince Edward County.
In a National Defence public service notice, it states Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel will be conducting another training exercise in the Prince Edward County area related to humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities from April 28 to May 2.
“This is an annually scheduled training exercise for CAF personnel and is designed to prepare high-readiness members to deploy around the world in response to a variety of humanitarian and natural disaster scenarios,” said officials. “The exercise will focus on the planning and deployment of an initial assessment team to conduct surveys and liaison with fictional government and non-governmental actors within an artificial scenario.”
The training will take place primarily within the area of 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton and Canadian Forces Detachment (CFD) Mountain View, although residents in Prince Edward County may encounter CAF personnel in military and civilian vehicles throughout the area, explained officials.
“There is no risk to public safety during this training event. No munitions or pyrotechnics will be used.”
While residents may notice an increase in military vehicles, aircraft or personnel, the exercise is not anticipated to create disruption in the community, with no road closures or traffic impacts anticipated.
