US, GB Caribbean anti-drug exercise
piątek, marzec 6th, 2009An initiative aimed at boosting capacity among Central and South American security forces is being put to test as 18 countries come together for a national security exercise in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. The United States and Great Britain join 16 Caribbean countries during the 25th annual Tradewinds exercise that is taking place 4 March through 18 March.
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US Marine Corps Forces South leads in the US Southern Command-sponsored exercise focused on maritime interdiction and search-and-rescue operations with an emphasis on command and control. Representatives of every military service, the Coast Guard, Joint Inter-agency Task Force South and the Drug Enforcement Agency are among the about 500 participants in Tradewinds 2009.
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During the exercise, they will conduct boarding party operations training, evidence processing and hazardous material identification and handling during realistic scenarios in Nassau and the Dominican Republic, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Hercher of Marine [...]
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