Members of the 13 partner nations that participated

Members of the 13 partner nations that participated in Tradewinds 2014 hold their respective country's flag before the closing ceremonies for the exercise aboard Las Calderas Naval Base, Dominican Republic, June 25, 2014. Tradewinds 2014 is a joint, combined exercise conducted in order to improve partner nation counter-transnational organized crime missions and humanitarian aid and disaster response operations capacity and was held from June 16 through June 25. Thirteen partner nations participated in the exercise that is designed to promote interoperability and multinational relationships throughout the theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Ito/Released)