Katharina Lauer, the Regional Civil Military Affairs Coordinator for U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and Joint Task Force-Bravo’s liaison, briefs during exercise Sentinel Watch at the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction's National Emergency Operations Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Aug. 21, 2024. USAID is the lead U.S. federal agency for U.S. foreign disaster assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)