WEBVTT 00:15.890 --> 00:18.760 Trade Winds 25 is a US Southern Command 00:18.760 --> 00:21.780 sponsored multinational exercise . This 00:21.780 --> 00:23.780 year's iteration just happens to be 00:23.780 --> 00:26.229 graciously co-hosted by the nation of 00:26.229 --> 00:28.750 Trinidad and Tobago . Trade Winds 25 00:28.750 --> 00:31.549 serves to enhance and increase 00:31.549 --> 00:33.382 interoperability amongst all the 00:33.382 --> 00:35.605 various participating partner nations . 00:35.605 --> 00:37.660 The exercise would have been divided 00:37.660 --> 00:39.771 into multiple training tracks , so we 00:39.771 --> 00:41.549 have the land track , we have . 00:41.549 --> 00:43.976 Maritime track we have cyber track . We 00:43.976 --> 00:46.096 have humanitarian aid and disaster 00:46.096 --> 00:48.335 relief , and then we also have the 00:48.335 --> 00:50.335 special forces and the interagency 00:50.335 --> 00:52.557 track . I think not only do we meet the 00:52.557 --> 00:54.668 goals for Trade Winds 25 , I think we 00:54.668 --> 00:56.668 exceeded them . The various partner 00:56.668 --> 00:58.779 nations did an exceptional job coming 00:58.779 --> 01:00.835 together , quickly forming teams and 01:00.835 --> 01:03.002 executing the training that was put in 01:03.002 --> 01:05.113 front of them . I believe the biggest 01:05.113 --> 01:07.057 takeaway from this exercise is the 01:07.057 --> 01:09.722 Network , the points of contact and 01:09.722 --> 01:11.652 being able to reach out to other 01:11.652 --> 01:14.082 persons , not just locally but 01:14.082 --> 01:16.138 regionally and internationally . You 01:16.138 --> 01:18.193 get to learn how other countries and 01:18.193 --> 01:20.360 things , how they think , threats that 01:20.360 --> 01:22.415 they have , and sometimes you get to 01:22.415 --> 01:24.415 realize similarities that they have 01:24.415 --> 01:26.304 also , and we tend to have a good 01:26.304 --> 01:28.526 exchange in terms of learning from each 01:28.526 --> 01:30.415 other . We're having a great time 01:30.415 --> 01:32.471 training and it's really nice to see 01:32.471 --> 01:34.415 everybody's confidence . and their 01:34.415 --> 01:36.249 skills increase . Good for us to 01:36.249 --> 01:38.304 establish a friendship with a lot of 01:38.304 --> 01:40.471 these Caribbean nations that you might 01:40.471 --> 01:42.582 not have dealt with the United States 01:42.582 --> 01:44.693 before and we're happy to be the face 01:44.693 --> 01:46.915 of our country and of our military down 01:46.915 --> 01:48.971 here for . These are large events we 01:48.971 --> 01:51.026 had over 1200 people over the entire 01:51.026 --> 01:53.108 island doing training in multiple 01:53.108 --> 01:55.587 locations . It just continues to 01:55.587 --> 01:58.428 validate to me the importance of . 01:58.543 --> 02:00.376 Operability amongst all of these 02:00.376 --> 02:02.487 partners and working with the various 02:02.487 --> 02:04.487 nations to to solve challenges as a 02:04.487 --> 02:07.924 Trinidadian , I was very proud 02:08.214 --> 02:11.134 to be able to share my culture with 02:11.134 --> 02:12.912 members of the planning staff . 02:12.912 --> 02:15.134 Anything that we needed , uh , Trinidad 02:15.134 --> 02:17.356 Tobago Defense Force stepped up quickly 02:17.574 --> 02:19.741 to help us make this such a successful 02:19.741 --> 02:21.813 event . This is the most integrated 02:21.813 --> 02:24.203 training that I've ever experienced . 02:24.520 --> 02:27.399 And it's the most um in depth cultural 02:27.399 --> 02:29.288 experience as well . Learning new 02:29.288 --> 02:31.343 cultures and people , I think that's 02:31.343 --> 02:33.330 really important to me . It's a 02:33.330 --> 02:35.441 beautiful thing when you can interact 02:35.441 --> 02:37.497 with persons and not only learn them 02:37.497 --> 02:39.719 but learn a part of their country . The 02:39.719 --> 02:42.190 collaborative effort has been a really 02:42.190 --> 02:44.490 good one , much better than I could 02:44.490 --> 02:46.830 have ever imagined , and everyone is 02:46.830 --> 02:49.884 looking forward to future . Sizes . So 02:49.884 --> 02:51.884 it's great to be down here at Trade 02:51.884 --> 02:53.995 Winds . I know a lot of these Marines 02:53.995 --> 02:53.815 don't really ever get the chance to 02:53.815 --> 02:55.982 travel outside the country or even run 02:55.982 --> 02:58.148 into someone from a different nation . 02:58.148 --> 03:00.259 So them coming down here and training 03:00.259 --> 03:02.259 the other partner nations and being 03:02.259 --> 03:04.259 with a couple dozen other countries 03:04.259 --> 03:06.426 gives them a chance to kind of move up 03:06.426 --> 03:08.648 as people too . I just grateful for the 03:08.648 --> 03:07.934 opportunity . I mean , it's been 03:07.934 --> 03:10.335 outstanding and exceptional to be in 03:10.335 --> 03:12.535 Trinidad and Tobago and executing this 03:12.535 --> 03:15.240 massive undertaking . And I'm super 03:15.240 --> 03:17.462 impressed with the professionalism that 03:17.462 --> 03:19.573 everybody executed . We all need each 03:19.573 --> 03:21.629 other and at the end of the day , if 03:21.629 --> 03:23.960 and when something does occur , we all 03:23.960 --> 03:26.182 have to know each other . We have to be 03:26.182 --> 03:28.293 familiar with each other . We have to 03:28.293 --> 03:30.460 work together to ensure the safety and 03:30.460 --> 03:32.293 security of our citizens and our 03:32.293 --> 03:31.119 regions .