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Tradewinds 2018 forges US-Caribbean partnerships for regional prosperity

This story was posted 4 years ago
13 June 2018
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Morris Richardson, a constable with the Grenada Special Service Unit, detains Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Hammons, a military police officer with the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during Tradewinds 2018 on June 6, 2018, in Basseterre, St Kitts. (US Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102d Public Affairs Detachment)
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US forces, along with more than 20 Caribbean nation partners, took part in Exercise Tradewinds 2018, which kicked off in St Kitts on 4 June 2018, to conduct joint, combined, and interagency partner-nation capacity building.

The international exercise has been taking place in the Caribbean for over 30 years. US Air Force Col. Steven Cherrington, US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) exercise division chief and Tradewinds phase one lead representative, said USSOUTHCOM is honoured to facilitate this exercise to bring everyone together to build enduring relationships. “We’ve gone from 5 nations participating and now we’re up to 20 different ones, to include Canada, the United Kingdom,” said Cherrington. “It’s more of a whole government, a whole of the military, everybody responding to help those that are in need.”

Participants trained in areas including close quarters battle techniques, entry control point procedures, tactical room clearing, reflexive marksmanship live-fire incorporating rifles, pistols and shotguns, maritime disaster response, and aviation emergency response planning.

Partner nations’ coast guards also conducted live-fire training aboard US Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Joseph Tezanos (WPC 1118), and local responders participated in a simulated earthquake exercise, which included the evacuation of over 1,400 Ross University students.

In the final part of the exercise, participants responded to a simulated aircraft crash to assess emergency responders and determine areas for improvement. “We’ve partnered with United Airlines and the airport to go through an exercise to discuss all the different aspects of a crash or downed aircraft,” Cherrington said. “How would they work through that with fire and rescue, local response, and international responses.” Exercise Tradewinds 2018 ended with participants volunteering in the local communities to help local schools. The closing ceremony was held at the Governor’s mansion on 12 June 2018.

Tradewinds is focused on increasing regional cooperation in complex security operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster response combining government, industrial and civic agencies, as well as various partner nation military and police organisations. Phase 2 of the international exercise will take place in The Bahamas, and phase 3 will be held in Miami.

US Embassy Barbados

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