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Thirty-one soldiers, firefighters and police participated in a hazardous material response training scenario March 17 alongside U.S. Marines from Environmental Services Detachment D.

Thirty-one soldiers, firefighters and police participated in a hazardous material response training scenario March 17 alongside U.S. Marines from Environmental Services Detachment D.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Master Sgt. Thomas Auletta, one of the chief hazardous materials operations instructors with Environmental Services Detachment D, evaluates two students as they investigate a mock chemical spill during a hazardous material response training scenario.

Master Sgt. Thomas Auletta, one of the chief hazardous materials operations instructors with Environmental Services Detachment D, evaluates two students as they investigate a mock chemical spill during a hazardous material response training scenario.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Staff Sgt. Benigno Cab, a jungle warfare instructor with the Belize Defense Force, instructs a class of more than 30 U.S. Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, and Caribbean soldiers from various nations on the principles of jungle warfare. The instruction was part of a three-day jungle warfare training package conducted by BDF Jungle Warfare Instructors during exercise Tradewinds 2011. Tradewinds is a joint-combined, interagency exercise involving U.S. personnel from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Joint-interagency Task Force-South, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with forces from Antigua and Barbuda (host nation), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago.

Staff Sgt. Benigno Cab, a jungle warfare instructor with the Belize Defense Force, instructs a class of more than 30 U.S. Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, and Caribbean soldiers from various nations on the principles of jungle warfare. The instruction was part of a three-day jungle warfare training package conducted by BDF Jungle Warfare Instructors during exercise Tradewinds 2011. Tradewinds is a joint-combined, interagency exercise involving U.S. personnel from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Joint-interagency Task Force-South, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with forces from Antigua and Barbuda (host nation), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Lt. Col. Richard Coates, commanding officer of the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, says thank you to members of the 285th Combat Communications Squadron, Virgin Islands Air National Guard and the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, both of the 254th Combat Communications Group of Garland, Texas, for a job well done during Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 11, 2011. Members of both units helped to maintain communication between multiple training sites and command centers during Tradewinds, an exercise designed to increase and enhance security and inter-operability in the Caribbean.

Lt. Col. Richard Coates, commanding officer of the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, says thank you to members of the 285th Combat Communications Squadron, Virgin Islands Air National Guard and the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, both of the 254th Combat Communications Group of Garland, Texas, for a job well done during Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 11, 2011. Members of both units helped to maintain communication between multiple training sites and command centers during Tradewinds, an exercise designed to increase and enhance security and inter-operability in the Caribbean.

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service Physical Security Specialist Thomas Krall demonstrates how to search a vehicle March 11 during exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service Physical Security Specialist Thomas Krall demonstrates how to search a vehicle March 11 during exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Lance Cpl. Raymond Reyes, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, role-plays as a mock criminal suspect and is detained by several Caribbean and South American civilian and military law enforcement personnel during a mock vehicle search March 11 as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Lance Cpl. Raymond Reyes, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, role-plays as a mock criminal suspect and is detained by several Caribbean and South American civilian and military law enforcement personnel during a mock vehicle search March 11 as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Columbia National Police Sgt. Julian Rey (left) and Panama National Air-Naval Service Cabl. 1 Alejandro Moya (right), conduct a mock vehicle search as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Columbia National Police Sgt. Julian Rey (left) and Panama National Air-Naval Service Cabl. 1 Alejandro Moya (right), conduct a mock vehicle search as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Prime Minister the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda makes an official visit to training sites during Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 10, 2011. He is accompanied by Col. Trevor Thomas of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force. Tradewinds is an annual exercise designed to build relationships and enhance stability and inter-operability throughout the Caribbean.

Prime Minister the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda makes an official visit to training sites during Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 10, 2011. He is accompanied by Col. Trevor Thomas of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force. Tradewinds is an annual exercise designed to build relationships and enhance stability and inter-operability throughout the Caribbean.

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FBI Supervisory Special Agent Allen Little instructs partner nation law enforcement officer during training conducted as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2011. (FBI photo by Kurt Crawford)

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Allen Little instructs partner nation law enforcement officer during training conducted as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2011. (FBI photo by Kurt Crawford)

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Twenty students from more than 10 Caribbean countries attend a class conducted by Marines from Intel Support Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, March 9 as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011. The class was conducted to teach the students the structure, methods, approaches and techniques of recognizing and dealing with criminal networks. Much of the material in the class is based on the work conducted by U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan to combat insurgent networks.::r::::n::Jamaican Coast Guard Petty Officer Noel Christie said the class taught him the basics of criminal networks and allowed him the opportunity to network with his peers in other countries.::r::::n::"This class gives us a diverse way of looking at crime," said Christie. "It's a big bonus. A lot of our countries have the same intent and sometimes share borders; with collaboration we have a lot more to bring to the table."::r::::n::Tradewinds is a joint-combined, interagency exercise involving U.S. personnel from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Joint-interagency Task Force-South, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with forces from: Antigua and Barbuda (host nation), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago.::r::::n::

Twenty students from more than 10 Caribbean countries attend a class conducted by Marines from Intel Support Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, March 9 as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011. The class was conducted to teach the students the structure, methods, approaches and techniques of recognizing and dealing with criminal networks. Much of the material in the class is based on the work conducted by U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan to combat insurgent networks.::r::::n::Jamaican Coast Guard Petty Officer Noel Christie said the class taught him the basics of criminal networks and allowed him the opportunity to network with his peers in other countries.::r::::n::"This class gives us a diverse way of looking at crime," said Christie. "It's a big bonus. A lot of our countries have the same intent and sometimes share borders; with collaboration we have a lot more to bring to the table."::r::::n::Tradewinds is a joint-combined, interagency exercise involving U.S. personnel from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Joint-interagency Task Force-South, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with forces from: Antigua and Barbuda (host nation), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago.::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Chief Warrant Officer Mike Hernandez, the main propulsion assistant and member of the Damage Control Training Team aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, explains proper hose-handling techniques to a simulated firefighting team composed of Coast Guardsmen from the United States and Barbados during a shipboard firefighting demonstration during 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)

Chief Warrant Officer Mike Hernandez, the main propulsion assistant and member of the Damage Control Training Team aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, explains proper hose-handling techniques to a simulated firefighting team composed of Coast Guardsmen from the United States and Barbados during a shipboard firefighting demonstration during 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)

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Seaman Brian Wells, Seaman Allen Rouse and leading Seaman Titre Addy, of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force Coast Guard, assume control of a fire hose during a shipboard firefighting demonstration alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence during 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).

Seaman Brian Wells, Seaman Allen Rouse and leading Seaman Titre Addy, of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force Coast Guard, assume control of a fire hose during a shipboard firefighting demonstration alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence during 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).

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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).

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).

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A Jamaican soldier scans through the foliage for enemy cobatants during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

A Jamaican soldier scans through the foliage for enemy cobatants during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

A Jamaican soldier aims in at an enemy combatant during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011

A Jamaican soldier aims in at an enemy combatant during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Soldiers for the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force, scan the area for enemy combatants during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Soldiers for the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force, scan the area for enemy combatants during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Soldiers from Trinidad and Tobago, take a knee and prepare to advance into combat town during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Soldiers from Trinidad and Tobago, take a knee and prepare to advance into combat town during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force's combat town was utilized for close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force's combat town was utilized for close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

A 'dead' enemy aggressor lies in a cloud of smoke during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

A 'dead' enemy aggressor lies in a cloud of smoke during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Hlavac

Petty Officer 1st Class Rene Gonzalez, a maritime enforcement specialist from U.S. Coast Guard Training Team East in Portsmouth, Va., demonstrates the proper way to apply pressure to the thumb of a handcuffed subject on Chief Petty Officer Wayne Gangstad, from U.S. Coast Guard Training Team West in Alameda, Calif., during pressure point training given to a multi-national group of students as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 8, 2011. 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).

Petty Officer 1st Class Rene Gonzalez, a maritime enforcement specialist from U.S. Coast Guard Training Team East in Portsmouth, Va., demonstrates the proper way to apply pressure to the thumb of a handcuffed subject on Chief Petty Officer Wayne Gangstad, from U.S. Coast Guard Training Team West in Alameda, Calif., during pressure point training given to a multi-national group of students as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2011, March 8, 2011. 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).

Photo by PA3 George Degener

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