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NEW HORIZONS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMNew Horizons is a long-term U.S. Southern Command-sponsored program, which began, in the mid 1980's. It was intended to train U.S. military engineering, medical, and support staff personnel and keep them operating at peak effectiveness. Originally designed for the Bahamas, Bolivia, Dominica, Guatemala, Honduras, and St. KittslNevis, the program was expanded in 1998 to aid in reconstruction efforts after the devastation of Hurricanes Georges and Mitch. With this expansion, some of the most affected countries received aid via New Horizons. The countries of EI Salvador, Belize, Grenada, Antigua- Barbuda, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Haiti and Nicaragua all hosted U.S. troops in their humanitarian reconstruction and relief effort. The majority of personnel involved in the exercises are reservists from around the United States who travel to the above listed countries in two week shifts, polishing their skills and aiding the poor and distressed people of these once devastated regions. The memory of Hurricanes Mitch and Georges has faded with the scars left by their destruction, and life has slowly returned to a sense of normalcy as the people piece together their lives in these remote areas. Even as the destruction, which prompted New Horizon’s expansion, begins to fade, U.S. dedication to improving the health and quality of life in these underdeveloped regions through exercises like New Horizons remains strong. Representative of this dedication is the proactive stance that the U.S. has taken in initiating humanitarian projects with its neighbors throughout the Western Hemisphere ARCHIVESNew Horizons 2005
New Horizons 2002
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