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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7286063" data-attributes="member: 92282">The Sri Lankan military and  the US Navy have conducted a joint humanitarian exercise in Trincomalee  in the country's east, the US embassy said Friday.  The event included civilians from the Disaster Management Centre and the  ministry of healthcare and nutrition. The focus of the exercise was  humanitarian assistance, an embassy statement said.             The training included advanced trauma medical care and the safe disposal  of unexploded ordnance, coping with post-traumatic stress, and  preventive health care.        The joint teams of US and Sri Lankan military personnel and civilian  health workers worked with people from 27 rural communities and visited  over 700 families.            Said Lt Col Larry Smith, the US defense attache: 'The joint exercise  helped members from our two militaries to exchange best practices on how  to address complex humanitarian challenges.'              He added: 'The US and Sri Lanka have a long tradition of cooperation. We  hope this partnership can be expanded.'</blockquote>

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