Damage assessment in flood-stricken El Salvador
ILOPANGO, El Salvador--Air Force Maj. Leonel Gonzalez, U.S. SOUTHCOM Standing Joint Force Headquarters Logistics Planner, operates an Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit during a Joint Task Force-Bravo helicopter flight over flood-damged El Salvador Nov. 16. The ARRK, developed by the USACE’s Engineering Research and Development Center, is an easy-to-use system that provides a safe, quick way to gather and process data. A combined U.S., Salvadoran assessment team is working together to collect data from damage sites and recommend steps to help El Salvador recover from recent floods and landslides. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jen Richard)