Binational Friendly Forces 2024 program

CIUDAD JUAREZ , MEXICO - JUNE 25: A drill of 7.5 degrees Richter take place in the border of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, as part of the first activities to be carried out in the binational Friendly Forces 2024 program, with elements of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena ) and the Army North of the United States of America in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 25, 2024. Preparations began early in the morning at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium for an event involving 200 American soldiers. The first activity was a simulation of the Plan DN-III-E and the Civil Authorities Plan for Defense Support, responding to a simulated 7.5 magnitude earthquake. The event included military personnel arriving by helicopter and conducting rescue operations, with the Red Cross and Mexican Red Cross also participating. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)