DVIDS – Images – U.S. Marines and Army Enhance Palau’s Disaster Resilience Through Vital Communication Upgrades [Image 1 of 8]

Palau’s National Emergency Management office (NEMO) representatives speak to U.S. Marines from the 7th Engineer Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1ST Theater Information Advantage Detachment about the installation of emergency response radios at NEMO, Airai, Palau, May. 4, 2026.To strengthen regional disaster response resilience and ensure first responders can effectively coordinate during a crisis, the United States partnered with the Republic of Palau to upgrade critical national disaster communication systems. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mason Tran)