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In May 2009, the Philippines and the United States jointly held in the Philippines
In March 2011, Indonesia and Japan jointly held in Indonesia
Korea and Thailand jointly held training sessions at Phetchaburi Cha-am, Thailand, from May 7 to 11, 2013. [3] [4] About 1,200 civilian, military, and firefighting personnel from ARF Member States and Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, the United States, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, East Timor, and the European Union participated. The Regional and Humanitarian Secretariat (UNOCHA), including the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management (AHA Center), the World Health Organization, the International Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) and the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) attended as observers. Using a scenario of 8.9-magnitude earthquake and typhoon, disaster management agencies and emergency responders from civil and military institutions of ARF members exercised their coordination and disaster relief mechanisms. [3] [4]
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