U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary M. Hara, the deputy commanding general of the Hawaii Army National Guard, speaks during Disaster Management Exchange 2013 at the U.S. Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Nov. 12, 2013. The Disaster Management Exchange is an annual conference designed to strengthen collective disaster response coordination between U.S. and Chinese military forces.