00:00United States Southern Command, or U.S. South Com, will engage in training exercises together
00:06from the 16th to the 21st of November, 2025. This upcoming activity forms part of our long-standing
00:14history of collaboration between the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force and the U.S. military.
00:20Trinidad and Tobago continues, unfortunately, to be burdened by the scourge of gun-related
00:26crimes and gang violence. These intensified exercises form part of our coordinated strategy
00:34to ensure that our personnel are optimally trained and equipped to address these issues
00:40in our domestic environment, which have taken a tremendous toll on our society. The government,
00:46in our manifesto, promised to return order to Trinidad and Tobago, and this is exactly what
00:54we are doing. That being said, the focus of the military-to-military engagements, allowing
01:02personnel from both countries to become familiar with each other's equipments, tactics, and
01:07techniques. The exercise will challenge the participants, offering them opportunities to
01:13expand their expertise and professional development. Training will take place across Trinidad and
01:19Tobago in both urban and rural environments, with operations scheduled during dusk and after
01:26dark. And several of these exercises will incorporate the 22nd military expedition unit, marine expedition
01:34units, and also the marine expedition unit helicopters as well too. This is one of the many side-by-side
01:44exercises that the U.S. military has long conducted in partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Defense
01:50Force. It demonstrates the strong partnership between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States,
01:56based on mutual respect, and is part of our long, fruitful, ongoing partnership with U.S. Southcom.
02:03During this period, the U.S. Embassy will also be engaging in outreach activities with various schools in Trinidad and Tobago.
02:10These visits follow the donation in September of computer equipment, office furniture, and educational
02:19resources by the U.S. Southcom through the U.S. Embassy, as well as infrastructure improvements carried out by U.S.
02:27Southcom's U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, Sailors, or as they are known, Navy CBs at the
02:35Locke Mubin Roman Catholic School.
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