Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Under the supervision of members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence's Damage Control Training Team, Diligence crewmembers assume control of a fire hose from Coast Guardsmen from Barbados during a shipboard firefighting demonstration conducted as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 9. Tradewinds is an annual exercise designed to build relationships and enhance stability and inter-operability throughout the Caribbean region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener).