Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus, deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), render honors at the SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Florida, March 9, 2026. Persad-Bissessar met with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan and senior command leaders to discuss collaborative efforts to combat narco-terrorism and ongoing initiatives to strengthen the defense partnership between both nations. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Avian Amsdill SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)