Tradewinds 2024 in Barbados
A Netherlands marine, assigned to the Marine Corps Squadron Caribbean, boards a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a 7th Special Operation Group (Airborne) Soldier lead Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training at TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) in Barbados, May 8, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs 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)