A member of the St. Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard
A member of the St. Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard participates in human rights awareness training at the beginning of Tradewinds 2014, here June 1. The training is mandated for all service members before p... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dobbin Miller,
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dobbin Miller, pursuit coxswain and instructor with the Special Mission Training Center, Camp Lejeune, N.C., analyzes motor performance prior to maneuver training as the... More
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zack Verdun, Fleet
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zack Verdun, Fleet Diving Atlantic out of Halifax, rinses down his dive equipment to remove salt water and prevent corrosion on June 2 here. Verdun and other members of the di... More
Seaman Theo Daniel, Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard,
Seaman Theo Daniel, Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, communicates with the Coast Guard Command Center while Capt. Conroy Francis sails the Jumby Bay Ferry through Winthrop Bay June 4. The ferry became the on-sc... More
Lt. Skerritt, Antigua and Barbuda Defense Forces, welcomes
Lt. Skerritt, Antigua and Barbuda Defense Forces, welcomes lifeguards, with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, and plane crash victim players to a mass casualty training exercise for Tradewinds 2014 l... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Gustavo Tirado, an instructor
Senior Chief Petty Officer Gustavo Tirado, an instructor with U.S. Coast Guard TACLET South, Opa-laka, Fla., demonstrates handcuffing techniques with Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Fornicola, an instructor with... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson, 1st U.S. Coast
Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson, 1st U.S. Coast Guard District based in Boston, shows Surinamese Navy Korporal Martoimedjo Roberto a recorded interview he taped on June 5. Simpson interviewed Robero about s... More
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Somplasky, from U.S. Coast
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Somplasky, from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Va., debriefs students after they conducted a mock boarding at the Coast Guard base in St. John's during Tradewinds 2014... More
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Seaman
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Seaman Brendon Manual tracks casualty names in a crew log during a mass casualty exercise June 4 in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014. The exercise tested the A... More
Nurse Gailann Mofford (left) and Dr. Carolyn Thomas,
Nurse Gailann Mofford (left) and Dr. Carolyn Thomas, both with Mount St. John’s Medical Centre, splint a simulated broken leg of Aloma Joyce, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, during... More
Ordinary Seaman Jeremie Vyphus, an engineer with the
Ordinary Seaman Jeremie Vyphus, an engineer with the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard, adjusts the life jacket of a volunteer during a training exercise here on June 4. The volunteer, a life... More
Dominica Marine Police Constable Drew Charles has his
Dominica Marine Police Constable Drew Charles has his gear checked and secured by Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seamen Josh Oldford, an instructor from Diving Fleet Atlantic on June 3. Members of the Royal Canadi... More
Cpl. Isaiah Viville, Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services
Cpl. Isaiah Viville, Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services with Coolidge Fire Station, calls for assistance to transport a plane crash victim to the advanced medical post during a mass casualty training exercise he... More
Constable Renee Roberts, Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services
Constable Renee Roberts, Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services with Coolidge Fire Station, monitors the vital signs of Junior Monford, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, during a mass cas... More
Chief Petty Officer Dominique Stowe, St. Vincent and
Chief Petty Officer Dominique Stowe, St. Vincent and Grenadines, bowls in a game of cricket with partner nations that are participating in Tradewinds 2014, at the Halcyon Hotel, June 4. Tradewinds is a joint, c... More
Royal Canadian Leading Seaman Josh Oldman, assigned
Royal Canadian Leading Seaman Josh Oldman, assigned to the Navy Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, safety checks Belize Coast Guard Service Ensign Charles Francisco before a dive to inspect the hull of U.S. Army Vesse... More
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zach Verdun (right),
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zach Verdun (right), Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, instructs Defence Forces Jamaica Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson (left) and St. Kitts Coast Guard Warrant Officer Mervin Lewi... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Simpson, 1st Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Simpson, 1st Coast Guard District Public Affairs, conducts a media interview with Petty Officer 1st Class Dillon Skidmore, Special Mission Training Center at Camp Lejeune, about t... More
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada and St. Vincent sit on the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard May 31, 2014, in preparations to be offloaded for Tradewinds 2014. The boa... More
Lifeguards from the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of
Lifeguards from the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism wait in line before participating in a mass casualty exercise here on June 4. The lifeguards, who acted as casualties in a mock plane crash exercise, ... More
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Coast Guard Able
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Coast Guard Able Seaman Casmos Peters begins small boat maneuver training as his 33-foot Special Purpose Craft- Law Enforcement boat departs from the Antigua and Barbuda De... More
Defence Forces Jamaica Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson
Defence Forces Jamaica Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson (left) and St. Kitts Coast Guard Warrant Officer Mervin Lewis, swim during dive training for Tradewinds 2014 at Camp Blizzard, June 2. Tradewinds 2014 is ... More
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, welcomes attendees to the closing ceremony of Tradewinds 2014, Phase I, at Camp Blizzard June 10. Eleven Caribbean nations joined the United States... More
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Josh Oldford, Fleet
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Josh Oldford, Fleet Diving Atlantic out of Halifax, instructs members of partner nations' maritime diving teams in familiarizing themselves when in the water. Oldford worked w... More
Operations Officer Laura Goodwin responds to a phone
Operations Officer Laura Goodwin responds to a phone call reporting a simulated plane crash at the Airport Operations Center at V.C. Bird International Airport. The simulated crash kicked off a mass casualty ex... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen demonstrate enemy pursuit maneuver
U.S. Coast Guardsmen demonstrate enemy pursuit maneuver drills to partner nation service members from Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Dominica and the Bahamas during Tradewinds 20... More
An instructor from the American University of Antigua
An instructor from the American University of Antigua applies moulage makeup to Kevon Warner, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism before a mass casualty training exercise here on June 4... More
Dr. Raul Fernandez-Calienes, a member of the United
Dr. Raul Fernandez-Calienes, a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and Branch Chief in the International Directorate, polls an audience of partner nations during a human rights awareness training ... More
Two 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement vessels,
Two 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement vessels, one from Grenada and one from Antigua and Barbuda, practice high speed pursuit tactics during Tradewinds 2014, here, June 6. The vessels are part of th... More
A member of the Regional Security System (RSS) disembarks
A member of the Regional Security System (RSS) disembarks a U.S. C-130 as the crew members assigned to the 198th Airlift Squadron, 156th Airlift Wing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, observe June 1, 2014. Members of... More
USAV New Orleans delivers small boats to Tradewinds 2014
Military participants for Tradewinds 2014 crane a 33-foot Interceptor Response Boat from St. Vincent off the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard May 31, 2014. The boats will be used as a training plat... More
Maj. Orlando Michael, a member of the Antigua Barbuda
Maj. Orlando Michael, a member of the Antigua Barbuda Defence Force, arrives with members of the Regional Security System. The RSS, an international defense force constituted of seven eastern Caribbean partner ... More
Lintin Paul, a training safety officer with Clayvue
Lintin Paul, a training safety officer with Clayvue Hospital, applies moulage makeup to Ori Alleyne, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, before participating in a mass casualty trainin... More
Petty Officer Class 3rd Class Hipolito Manzanero (left),
Petty Officer Class 3rd Class Hipolito Manzanero (left), Belize Coast Guard Service, and Pfc. Cleon Ralph, Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, surrender to a St. Kitts and Nevis 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law E... More
Lt. j.g. Dennis Bradford, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Lt. j.g. Dennis Bradford, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, awaits future instruction as the U.S. flag bearer during a closing ceremony practice for Tradewinds 2014 at Camp Blizzard June 10. Eleven Caribbe... More
Tradewinds 2014 dive training U.S. Coast Guard photograph
From the left, Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson, Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Able Seaman Julio Charles, Jamaica Defense Forces Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Joe... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kriess and U.S. Coast
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kriess and U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Simpson prepare Jamaica Defense Force Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson for a hometown news interview after dive training... More
A Grenadian Coast Guard crew member handles a tag
A Grenadian Coast Guard crew member handles a tag line of a 33-foot Interceptor Response Boat while being craned from the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard May 31, 2014, during Tradewind... More
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard response
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard response boat crew members transfer lifeguard Michael Benjamin to a casualty transport boat during a mass casualty exercise June 4 in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewin... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Dillon Skidmore, Special Mission
Petty Officer 1st Class Dillon Skidmore, Special Mission Training Center at Camp Lejeune, demonstrates pursuit tactics on a Grenadian 33-foot Interceptor Response boat during boat operations training at Tradewi... More
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda - An Antigua and Barbuda
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda - An Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard response boat crewmember throws a lifejacket to crash victims in the water during a mass casualty exercise June 4 in Winthorpes ... More
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Ordinary Seaman Rodney
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Ordinary Seaman Rodney Desuza passes information to ABDF Midshipman Danielle Morley during a mock vessel boarding at the Coast Guard base in St. John's during Tradewinds 2014, ... More
Shartresha Ephraim, (third from left) a member of the
Shartresha Ephraim, (third from left) a member of the Regional Security System (RSS) from St. Kitts and Nevis, arrives with fellow RSS members in Antigua and Barbuda on June 1, 2014 to participate in Tradewinds... More
Able Seaman Peter Morris, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Able Seaman Peter Morris, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard and Ordinary Seaman Todd Nicholas, Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force Coast Guard, practice how to team dive with a line on June 3 here. Th... More
An instructor from the American University of Antigua
An instructor from the American University of Antigua applies moulage makeup to Julis Ryan, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism before a mass casualty training exercise here on June 4. ... More
Pvt. Medrick Mills, St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard,
Pvt. Medrick Mills, St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard, uses sounding tape to help determine the fluid displacement inside a container at Camp Blizzard, June 6. This process, called volumetrics, is a method of qua... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Boes, U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Boes, U.S. Coast Guard Station Key West, Key West, Fla., briefs his crew on the next pursuit and recovery drill they will perform here on June 5. Boes, a pursuit and tactical inst... More
Able Seaman Imran Charles, Antigua and Barbuda Defence
Able Seaman Imran Charles, Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard, jumps into the water following a fellow ABDF Coast Guard member during dive training on June 3, 2014. The training, provided to m... More
U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Gustavo
U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Gustavo Tirado, Training Chief at Tactical Law Enforcement Team South out of Opa-locka, Fla., communicates with Tradewinds 2014 trainees over the ship's radio. Tirado... More
Able Seaman Leon Benjamin, Guyana Coast Guard, radios
Able Seaman Leon Benjamin, Guyana Coast Guard, radios a nearby vessel before boarding it during a training exercise at the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Base June 7. The exercise was part of a M... More
Petty Officer Brangugan Glasgow, a member of the St.
Petty Officer Brangugan Glasgow, a member of the St. Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard, shares his expectations for Tradewinds 2014 with public affairs specialists covering the exercise. Tradewinds is a joint... More
Able Seaman Leon Benjamin, Guyana Defense Force,
Able Seaman Leon Benjamin, Guyana Defense Force, communicates over a radio with the captain of a suspected drug trafficking ship during a mock exercise at the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force Coast Guard Stati... More
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zach Verdun, Fleet
Royal Canadian Navy Leading Seaman Zach Verdun, Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, instructs Defence Forces Jamaica Leading Seaman Richard Nicholson (right) and St. Kitts Coast Guard Warrant Officer Mervin Lewis, duri... More
Jumby Bay Resort security guards lift lifeguard Michael
Jumby Bay Resort security guards lift lifeguard Michael Benjamin onto their vessel during a mass casualty exercise in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 4. The exercise tested the ABDF Coast Guard's ab... More
A Grenadian Coast Guard 33-foot Interceptor Response
A Grenadian Coast Guard 33-foot Interceptor Response Boat departs Camp Blizzard after being offloaded the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) during Tradewinds 2014, May 31, 2014. The boat will be used as a... More
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Able Seaman
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Able Seaman Tamika Simmons inspects U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Omar Perez's photo identification as part of a training exercise here on June 7. Perez and... More
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada and St. Vincent deploy after being offloaded from the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard May 31, 2014, for Tradewinds 2014. The boats wi... More
Lt. Cmdr. Auden Nicholas, commanding officer of the
Lt. Cmdr. Auden Nicholas, commanding officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard and Tradewinds 2014 co-director, thanks participants during the closing ceremony for the first phase of the exer... More
Dominica Marine Police Constable Drew Charles inspects
Dominica Marine Police Constable Drew Charles inspects his gear on June 3 in preparation for a training dive to inspect the hull of the U.S. Army New Orleans. Charles and members of the Coast Guard, Navy and Ma... More
SVGCG boats deploy to Tradewinds 2014
A St. Vincent and Grenadine Coast Guard (SVGCG) 33-foot Interceptor Response Boat crew deploys after the boat was offloaded from the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard, on Antigua, May 31,... More
Cpl. Zezinio Maabo, Surinam Navy, surrenders to a crew
Cpl. Zezinio Maabo, Surinam Navy, surrenders to a crew member aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement vessel during a high-speed pursuit, boat training exercise at Tradewinds 2014, here, June 6. ... More
Members of Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue Team
Members of Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue Team (ABSAR) conduct a search for people in Winthrop Bay during a mass casualty training exercise at Tradewinds 2014 June 4. Tradewinds is a joint, combined exer... More
Sgt. Lisa Gray, Missouri National Guard, observes Able
Sgt. Lisa Gray, Missouri National Guard, observes Able Seaman Aloyle Webster, Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, administering a tourniquet on Leading Seaman Kenny Dick, Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, during a ... More
American University of Antigua instructor Quacey Peters,
American University of Antigua instructor Quacey Peters, a native of Guyana, applies fake blood to lifeguard Jahmle Harvey during a mass casualty exercise June 4 in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014. The li... More
Linton Paul, training officer at Clearview Psychiatric
Linton Paul, training officer at Clearview Psychiatric Hospital, applies moulage makeup to children from Palm Primary School before they participate as role players in a school and cricket stadium collapse scen... More
Midshipman Danielle Morley, Bahamas Coast Guard, handcuffs
Midshipman Danielle Morley, Bahamas Coast Guard, handcuffs Petty Officer 1st Class Omar Perez, U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, during a boarding procedure exercise, here, June 7. U.S. Coast Guardsmen... More
A C-130 from the 198th Airlift Squadron, 156th Airlift
A C-130 from the 198th Airlift Squadron, 156th Airlift Wing, Puerto Rico Air Guard from San Juan, arrives here with members of the Regional Security System on June 1, 2014. The RSS members traveled from Barbado... More
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Lt. j.g.
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Jevonson Willock coordinates rescue missions over the radio during a mass casualty exercise June 4 in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014. The exercise t... More
Ori Alleyne, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda
Ori Alleyne, a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, wears moulage makeup in preparation for a mass casualty training exercise here on June 4. Alleyne and other lifeguards volunteered as r... More
Lt. Thomas Weiland, 1st Coast Guard District Command
Lt. Thomas Weiland, 1st Coast Guard District Command Center, prepares his class for a positive/negative reinforcement communication exercise during an Operation Center class held at Camp Blizzard June 3. Milita... More
Tradewinds 2014 police riot drill
Regional Security System (RSS) police respond to a mock prison riot at Camp Crabbs June 6. The simulated riot is part of a disaster response exercise to test local emergency services, Antigua and Barbuda Defenc... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Obert, U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Obert, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Trump, home-ported in Key West, Fla., instructs coxswains on board a Dominican 33-foot Interceptor Response boat on high speed boat handling pr... More
Quacey Peters, clinical simulations technician for
Quacey Peters, clinical simulations technician for American University of Antigua, applies moulage makeup to a lifeguard with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism before a mass casualty training exercise... More
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada
Two 33-foot Interceptor Response Boats from Grenada and St. Vincent sit after being offloaded from the deck of the USAV New Orleans (LCU 2031) at Camp Blizzard May 31, 2014, during Tradewinds 2014. The boats wi... More
Able Seaman Julio Charles, Antigua and Barbuda Defence
Able Seaman Julio Charles, Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard, prepares to conduct dive training with fellow ABDF members on June 2, 2014. Members of the ABDF and 11 other Caribbean partner na... More
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF)
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) Coast Guard transport a volunteer portraying a plane crash victim during a training exercise here on June 4. The ABDF tested their emergency and mass casu... More
Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services firefighters, from
Antigua and Barbuda Fire Services firefighters, from St. John’s and Coolidge fire stations, transport a plane crash victim from an Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard boat to an on-site medical... More
A member of the Regional Security System waits to board
A member of the Regional Security System waits to board a bus with fellow RSS members after disembarking a U.S. Airforce C-130 arriving from Barbados here June 1, 2014. Members of the RSS, an international defe... More
Edward E. Gilkes (standing), director of operations
Edward E. Gilkes (standing), director of operations for Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA) at V.C. Bird International Airport, supervises Liaison Officer Lt. Robert Labadie (left), Antigua and Barbuda... More
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Somplasky, maritime law
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Somplasky, maritime law enforcement track lead, Coast Guard Atlantic out of Portsmouth, Va., debriefs a five-man team of maritime law enforcement members from 10 Caribbean nations he... More
Lt. j.g. Dennis Bradford, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Lt. j.g. Dennis Bradford, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, participates in the closing ceremony for Tradewinds 2014, Phase I, as the U.S. flag bearer at Camp Blizzard June 10. Eleven Caribbean nations join... More
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, welcomes attendees to the closing ceremony of Tradewinds 2014, Phase I, at Camp Blizzard June 10. Eleven Caribbean nations joined the United States... More