Tradewinds 2021 (TW21) Regional Security System (RSS) Joint Exchange International Paratrooping Training Exercise concluded yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Guyana following a tactical display of airborne manoeuvres from more than 100 paratroopers.
The airborne exercise saw paratroopers from Guyana (GDF) teamed with their counterparts from the U.S Army, Brazil, Belize (BCG) and France to perform Static Line jumps aboard two UHS Black Hawk helicopters, in chalks of six from 1500 feet.
Tradewinds 2021 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean security-focused exercise in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, working with partner nations to conduct joint, combined and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and stability. Th is the first time that Belize participates in airborne operations for Tradewinds. There are six BCG personnel conducting training in TW 21 which culminates on June 26, 2021.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jermaine Castro, Belize Coast Guard, performs weapons maintenance with U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Thomas Geno, a Florida National Guard infantryman with the 2-54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) following a live-fire event during Tradewinds 2021, Camp Stephenson, Guyana, June 17. SFAB hosted marksmanship training for Coast Guardsman members from Guyana, Belize, and Jamaica.
Tradewinds 2021 is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored Caribbean security-focused exercise in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, working with partner nations to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. N.W. Huertas)