U.S. Marine Corps Forces South

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hailey Lisska, center, assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, instructs a course on tactical combat casualty care for members of the U.S. Air Force, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, and the French Army at Teteron Barracks in Teteron Bay, Trinidad and Tobago during TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) April 30, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that enhances regional stability and demonstrates U.S. joint force coordination and interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Panamanian security forces practice squad movements while being instructed by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 22, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

Exercise Tradewinds 2025 is set to take place from April 24 to May 8, 2025, here, hosted by the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The exercise will involve Marine Forces South, Marine Forces Reserve, Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Southern Command, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Southern Command and U.S. Navy Southern Command alongside two Allied nations and 24 partner nations.

Panamanian security forces are taught a class on movement formations by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 16, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Cox, regional affairs officer, Marine Corps Forces, South, awards a certificate of completion to personnel with the National Aeronaval Service of Panama during the graduation of the Basic Combat Training Counter Narcotics and Terrorism course in Panama, April 11, 2025. The U.S.-Colombia Action Plan pairs U.S. resources with Colombian expertise, with Colombian forces serving as the primary instructors for partner nation training programs across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Qin)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, at Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 9, 2025. VMFA-312 continues day to day operations in support of an expanded strategic security partnership with Panama for the next week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. military personnel at Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 9, 2025. Hegseth visites military personnel who are in Panama in support of an expanded strategic security partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, greets U.S. Navy Capt. Robert McFarlin, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG 65), Panama, April 9, 2025. U.S. Southern Command and the Panamanian security forces collaborate to ensure and maintain regional stability during natural disasters, medical catastrophes or regional conflicts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cannon James, a Laurel, Delaware native and team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division receives a challenge coin from Panamanian Minister of Security Frank Abrego on Fort Sherman, April 8, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)