Soldiers from the 1/20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama, march off the field after the opening ceremony for the 16th annual TRADEWINDS 2001 Exercise at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. The exercise, which runs from 17 Apr-2 May 2001, is a multi-phased joint field training exercise that focuses on a regional security crisis and a natural disaster. It consists of both land and maritime operations which involve 1,100 Army and Coast Guard personnel from the United States and the Carribean Regional Security System (RSS) countries comprised of Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Other CARICOM nations involved include...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from the 1/20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama, march off the field after the opening ceremony for the 16th annual TRADEWINDS 2001 Exercise at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. The exercise, which runs from 17 Apr-2 May 2001, is a multi-phased joint field training exercise that focuses on a regional security crisis and a natural disaster. It consists of both land and maritime operations which involve 1,100 Army and Coast Guard personnel from the United States and the Carribean Regional Security System (RSS) countries comprised of Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Other CARICOM nations involved include the Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Other participants are the Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Netherland Antilles, and Aruba. The first phase of the exercise consists of modular and skill-refresher training at Camp Santiago. The second phase is the Fire Training Exercise (FTX), which is held at Teteron Barracks in Trinidad.

Subject Operation/Series: TRADEWINDS 2001

Base: Camp Santiago

State: Puerto Rico (PR)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, Civilian, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
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