Disaster assistance response training in the County

A Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) lands for the training exercise in the County. – Sue Capon file photo

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel plan to conduct a training exercise in, and around, Prince Edward County, from April 28 to May 2 related to humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities.

“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 Captain Hrayr Karageozian, 8 Wing Trenton Public Affairs Officer. “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 is to 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.

“There is no risk to public safety during this training event. No munitions or pyrotechnics will be used. There will be neither road closures nor disruptions to normal traffic.”