Texas Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Monnie Ulis, U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, speaks to participants of TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) during the opening ceremony at Paragon Base, Barbados, May 4, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chief of Staff’s Large Scale Global Exercise 24, a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens)