Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) work with

Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) work with Coast Guardsmen and Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to construct an evacuation camp for displaced personnel being evacuated from the effects of a fictional typhoon as part of the practical field exchange (PFE) during the 2015 Pacific Resilience Disaster Management Exchange (DME) on Jan. 18 at Macun Barrack in Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China. The DME is an annual USARPAC Security Cooperation Event with the PLA that began in 2005. This long-established exchange underscores the commitment of both the U.S. and the PRC to a comprehensive and strong military-to-military relationship in order to address security cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief challenges across the region. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Lindsey Elder, USARPAC PAO).