JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –
General-de-Brigada Alcides V. Faria, Jr., Army South Deputy Commanding General–Interoperability, conducted a virtual engagement with leaders representing the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Barbados Defence Force, and Regional Security System July 28.
The meeting was an opportunity to develop regional interoperability and a stronger understanding of Barbadian humanitarian and security concerns, challenges and cooperation opportunities.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, or CDEMA, is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM.