Navy Reserve Operations Specialist 1st Class Patrick Billups, a Beaufort, South Carolina native, works providing logistics support during Tradewinds 2017. Billups helped arrange personnel, drivers, and translators in conjunction with partner nations. Military and civilians from over 20 countries are participating in this year’s exercise in Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, which runs from June 6-17, 2017. Tradewinds is a joint, combined exercise conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective abilities of defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational
Navy Reserve Operations Specialist 1st Class Patrick Billups, a Beaufort, South Carolina native, works providing logistics support during Tradewinds 2017. Billups helped arrange personnel, drivers, and translators in conjunction with partner nations. Military and civilians from over 20 countries are participating in this year’s exercise in Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, which runs from June 6-17, 2017. Tradewinds is a joint, combined exercise conducted in conjunction with partner nations to enhance the collective abilities of defense forces and constabularies to counter transnational organized crime, and to conduct humanitarian and disaster relief operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Melissa K. Russell/Released)
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