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    TRADEWINDS 2025

    TRADEWINDS 2025

    TRADEWINDS 2025    

    TRADEWINDS is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, combined, joint, exercise designed to expand our regional capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; improve readiness; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; promote human rights; fully integrate women into the force; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal fishing activities.<br /> <br /> The 40th iteration of TRADEWINDS will be held in Trinidad and co-hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.

    8 Featured Videos

    TRADEWINDS 25

    TRADEWINDS 25
    05.12.25 | SGT John Russell | USARSO
    TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25), hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, brings together more than 1,000 personnel from 26 nations, six regional organizations, and...
    137th SOW OKANG Airmen maneuver through TRADEWINDS25

    137th SOW OKANG Airmen maneuver through...
    05.03.25 | SrA Erika Chapa | 137SOW
    Mission Ready Airmen assigned to the 137th Special Operations Wing mission sustainment team, Oklahoma Air National Guard, strengthened critical...
    Combined forces conduct jungle patrol training during TRADEWINDS 25

    Combined forces conduct jungle patrol...
    05.01.25 | SGT John Russell | USARSO
    Military service members from the U.S., France, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname conduct jungle patrol training at TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25)...
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    Regional resilience and unity on display in the Caribbean as TRADEWINDS 25 comes to a close

    Regional resilience and unity on display...
    05.08.25 | SPC Astia LeBron | USARSO
    Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Defence, the Honorable Wayne Sturge, gives closing remarks at the TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) closing ceremony at Teteron...
    Regional resilience and unity on display in the Caribbean as TRADEWINDS 25 comes to a close

    Regional resilience and unity on display...
    05.08.25 | SPC Astia LeBron | USARSO
    U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), provides remarks at the TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) closing ceremony at...
    Regional resilience and unity on display in the Caribbean as TRADEWINDS 25 comes to a close

    Regional resilience and unity on display...
    05.08.25 | SPC Astia LeBron | USARSO
    Foreign dignitaries, diplomats and military service members from the 26 nations participating in TRADEWINDS (TW25), attend the TW25 closing...
    TRADEWINDS 25 multinational force conducts combined exercise

    TRADEWINDS 25 multinational force...
    05.07.25 | SSG Symone Simon | USARSO
    Service members from the U.S., Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Grenada hold a defensive position during the...
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    7 Featured Stories

    137th SOW OKANG Airmen maneuver through TRADEWINDS25

    137th SOW OKANG Airmen maneuver through...
    05.11.25 | SrA Erika Chapa | 137SOW
    Mission Ready Airmen assigned to the 137th Special Operations Wing mission sustainment team, Oklahoma Air National Guard, strengthened critical...
    Regional resilience and unity on display in the Caribbean as TRADEWINDS 25 comes to a close

    Regional resilience and unity on display...
    05.08.25 | SGT Joshua Taeckens | USARSO
    TETERON BAY, Trinidad and Tobago – U.S. Southern Command Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey praised the strength of international cooperation as the...
    Missouri Army National Guard water purification team supports essential services during TRADEWINDS 25

    Missouri Army National Guard water...
    04.30.25 | SFC Benjamin Crane | USARSO
    Behind the scenes, Soldiers from the 935th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), Missouri Army National Guard, are making that mission possible by...
    TRADEWINDS 25 Caribbean Task Force meets to continue annual training partnership on Caribbean interoperability and response

    TRADEWINDS 25 Caribbean Task Force meets...
    04.29.25 | SPC Astia LeBron | USARSO
    TETERON BAY, Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean military forces, law enforcement agencies and humanitarian organizations are working together during...
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