U.S. and Cuban armies collaborate in disaster drill

Posted By Joshua Keating Monday, July 20, 2009 - 12:30 PM Share

The U.S. military has revealed some details of a joint training excercise with their Cuban couterparts at Guantanamo Bay:

A Cuban Army helicopter flew over this Navy base and dropped 500 gallons of saltwater on burning plywood to extinguish a simulated raging wildfire. American sailors crossed into Cuban-controlled turf to set up a mock triage center run by both nations' militaries, should catastrophe strike.

What may be more surprising is that the drill has been conducted every since the mid-'90s, though this is the first time it has been oficially acknowledged.

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July 21, 2009

Fortunately most professional

Fortunately most professional military men are nowhere near as stupid as most politicians, and the military men at Gitmo are the ones who have been quietly talking and trying to foment better professional relationships with their Cuban counterparts, much to their mutual credit and benefit.

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