Director of Exercises in Coalition Affairs at the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Retired Lt. Col Mr. Kevin Bostick, addresses a crowd during the opening ceremony of Tradewinds 2021. U.S. forces joined with Guyanese, French, Canadian, and other allied nation representatives to kick off the annually held exercise. Tradewinds 2021 is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored Caribbean security-focused exercise in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, working with partner nations to conduct joint, combined and interagency training, focused on increasing regional cooperation and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. N.W. Huertas)