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	Regional Security Services receive real world training during Tradewinds 2016
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        <h1 class="title">Regional Security Services receive real world training during Tradewinds 2016</h1>
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    <div><b>By Spc. Anna Pongo</b> <span class="date">/ Published June 9, 2016</span></div>
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    Members of the Regional Security Services participated in a field training exercise during Tradewinds 2016 on June 9, near Grand Mal, Grenada. The field training exercise, or FTX, focused on training to counter transnational organized crime. <br />
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The scenario emphasized the capability and speed to activate the 911 system in Grenada. This included emergency services such as the police, firefighters and medical personnel. <br />
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This FTX was one of the scenarios for Tradewinds 2016, which is a joint combined exercise conducted in conjunction with allied and partner nations to enhance the collective abilities of defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime and to conduct humanitarian/disaster relief operations.<br />
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“We wanted to conduct operations to counter illicit traffic by improving partner nation’s capabilities,” said Lt. Col. Derwin Brayboy, the operations officer for the west division of Tradewinds 2016.<br />
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Some of the partner nations involved in this FTX were Grenada, France, Canada, Barbados and the United States. <br />
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The training scenario began when the Black Mambas, a setting-based criminal organization, breached a fuel farm and set up improvised explosive devices, which started various fires and explosions. <br />
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A number of designated role players portrayed casualties from the scenario at the fuel farm. Jade Roberts, a recruit from the Grenadian Police Training School, was a “casualty.” <br />
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“It’s good to be alert and ready,” said Roberts. “You never know when a threat may come up and you need to have an idea of what to do.”<br />
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Tradewinds officials used this exercise as a way to prepare the Regional Security Services members for the exercise’s big culminating event. <br />
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“This is important because it is real-world training,” Brayboy. “The partner nation building and the ability to test activating the 911 system were a couple of the most important things we are getting out of this.”<br />
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Overall, the RSS members learned a lot from the training exercise and were happy to work together as a team.<br />
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