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>Even at first thought, it makes sense why the IDF would be well equipped for such a mission, given all the turmoil in the Middle East(mentioned in the article)

by tguvot 5y ago

>Even at first thought, it makes sense why the IDF would be well equipped for such a mission, given all the turmoil in the Middle East(mentioned in the article), they have much more experience in this situation. Actually they don't really have similar "field experience" from Israel (fortunately). They do have a bunch of training with artificially made piles of rubbles and whenever something happens somewhere in the world (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc) they usually among first to arrive.

lostlogin 5y ago
Watching and reading about the teams arriving in Christchurch, New Zealand after the earthquake that happened there was really impressive and inspiring. Countries that seemed far away and uninvolved had teams touching down at staggered intervals and brought resources and skill that really helped. International search and rescue seems to be a little world of its own that operates away from the noise and bickering of ‘normal’ international relations.
- abraae 5y ago
  These are amongst the few bonding experiences in today's world, like the Thai cave rescues.
- andreskytt 5y ago
  Because everyone benefits. The helpers get first hand experience, the helped get rapid scaleup of capabilities. Nobody’s interested in messing this up as everybody knows they might be next. This is the sort of positive feedback that keeps the world turning.
- EdwardDiego 5y ago
  NZ's SAR teams (primarily urban SAR) have repeatedly deployed overseas to assist after a natural disaster, same with our Police DVI (disaster victim identification) teams - most prominently after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. There's a lot of solidarity between countries on the Ring of Fire when it comes to natural disasters. We even had the Californians turn up alongside the other countries. Likewise, rural firefighters from NZ, Australia and California routinely travel to each other's countries when backup is needed. It's the implicit reciprocity, and real life training opportunities that drive it. Otherwise your training is all stimulated, like covering a bunch of mannequins in sheep offal... https://www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one-magazine/dvi-training-realistic-mess https://www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one-magazine/dvi-trainin...
- mellow-lake-day 5y ago
  Reminds me of flight MH 370 although unfortunately the plane was ultimately not found.

by tguvot 5y ago

lostlogin 5y ago

Watching and reading about the teams arriving in Christchurch, New Zealand after the earthquake that happened there was really impressive and inspiring. Countries that seemed far away and uninvolved had teams touching down at staggered intervals and brought resources and skill that really helped. International search and rescue seems to be a little world of its own that operates away from the noise and bickering of ‘normal’ international relations.

abraae 5y ago
These are amongst the few bonding experiences in today's world, like the Thai cave rescues.
andreskytt 5y ago
Because everyone benefits. The helpers get first hand experience, the helped get rapid scaleup of capabilities. Nobody’s interested in messing this up as everybody knows they might be next. This is the sort of positive feedback that keeps the world turning.
EdwardDiego 5y ago
NZ's SAR teams (primarily urban SAR) have repeatedly deployed overseas to assist after a natural disaster, same with our Police DVI (disaster victim identification) teams - most prominently after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. There's a lot of solidarity between countries on the Ring of Fire when it comes to natural disasters. We even had the Californians turn up alongside the other countries. Likewise, rural firefighters from NZ, Australia and California routinely travel to each other's countries when backup is needed. It's the implicit reciprocity, and real life training opportunities that drive it. Otherwise your training is all stimulated, like covering a bunch of mannequins in sheep offal... https://www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one-magazine/dvi-training-realistic-mess https://www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one-magazine/dvi-trainin...
mellow-lake-day 5y ago
Reminds me of flight MH 370 although unfortunately the plane was ultimately not found.