Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698926511877.pdf (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Benefits of Tradewinds As the theme for Phase 2 of the 2019 Tradewinds Exer- cises rightly suggests, the Exercises are geared towards effectively improving and safeguarding regional security, through comradery, service and diversified training.

However, other benefits include:  Fostering stronger partnerships between militaries and civilian organizations.

 Improving humanitarian assistance and disaster relief across the region.
 Addressing and implementing strategies to combat security threats and organized crime which adversely affects people across borders.

Significance of TW19 TW19 will undoubtedly be a massive undertaking by the Government and people of SVG, having first hosted the Exercise in the year 2004.
It is also indeed a tremendous opportunity for the citizens of SVG to showcase the best of our beautiful country; in- cluding but not limited to:  Our hospitality  Incident Command Systems  Emergency response management  Readiness of local response mechanisms  Our culture, arts and cuisine.

With your support and co-operation, we look forward to making Tradewinds 2019 a memorable experience and an overwhelming success!!!
Exercise Tradewinds Phase 2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines June 14 - 21, 2019 Tradewinds Secretariat Central Police Station Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines Telephone #1-784-456-2582 Email: svgtradewinds2019@gmail.com Exercise Trade Winds S.V.G 2019 Exercise Trade Winds S.V.G 2019 Exercise Trade Winds S.V.G 2019 “Effectively Improving and Safeguarding Regional Security, Through Comradery, Service and Diversified Training” Exercise Tradewinds Participating Countries Training Objectives of TW19 Tradewinds is an annual military exercise spon- It is anticipated that approximately 400 mili- sored by the United States Southern Command, tary, police and civilian personnel from Anti- in collaboration with Governments of the region, gua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Regional Security System (RSS), Law Enforce- Belize, Bermuda, Colombia, Dominica, Do- ment Agencies, the Military, CEDEMA and other minican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, partner nations from North America, Europe, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, St. South and Central America.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and The main objective of these training exercises are as follows:  To test, improve and enhance the region’s readi- ness and response mechanisms to natural disas- ters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

 Combat contemporary security issues such as transnational organized crime terrorism and (TOC) including; drug trafficking, human traffick- ing and trafficking in small arms and ammunition.
Tobago as well as military personnel from the  United States, Canada, France, Mexico, Netherlands, the United Kingdom will partici- Improve the Host Nation (SVG) and Partner Na- tions (PN) interoperability between land forces and maritime forces.

 Enhance and expand capability in maritime and pate this second phase along with regional disaster mitigation response.
organizations including; the Regional Secu- rity System (RSS), Caribbean Disaster Emer- gency Management Agency (CDEMA), and  Exercise and assess the Host Nation and Partner Nations capacity to conduct operational support task such as logistical support, personnel admini- stration, etc CARICOM.
Tradewinds 2019 will be in three (3) phases: Phase One (1) will be in The Dominican Republic from June 1-7, 2019; the Second Phase (2nd) will be conducted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from June 14-21, 2019, and the Third Phase (3rd) will be in Miami in July 2019.

 Provide means for emergency management per- sonnel to practice and improve their skills, while increasing their knowledge base with respect to the vulnerability of SVG and the region to sudden disasters.
 Improve the strategic and contingency planning capability of the local security force and provide a vehicle for the establishment of local inter-agency standard operating procedures.

 Enhance local inter-agency coordination (Incident Command Systems) between emergency management and search and rescue.