Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy speaks with Renee Van Slate during the Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange field training exercise Sept. 11. Pacific Resilience is a civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the Nepal Army, the Government of Nepal, III MEF and U.S. Army Pacific. The exercise emphasized civil-military integration to field command and control, urban search and rescue techniques, engineering response and medical triage. This is the second phase of the Nepal Table-Top Exercise led by the Nepal Army. Activities like this strengthen both countries' bilateral relationship, increase the ability to save lives, protect property, and prepare for the next major disaster. Kennedy is the Deputy Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Van Slate is the USAID OFDA representative for Pacific Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Jeremy Alexander)