Marine Capt. Brian Pierson, left, a civil affairs officer with 4th Civil Affairs Group, speaks with Lance Mottley, the dean of students of Carenage Boy Government Primary School during Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2017 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, June 16, 2017. The overall objective of Tradewinds, a Southern Command-sponsored exercise, is to enhance the collective ability of the 20 participating nations to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations and counter transnational organized crime. Pierson, a Miami native, and other Marines are providing train

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Marine Capt. Brian Pierson, left, a civil affairs officer with 4th Civil Affairs Group, speaks with Lance Mottley, the dean of students of Carenage Boy Government Primary School during Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2017 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, June 16, 2017. The overall objective of Tradewinds, a Southern Command-sponsored exercise, is to enhance the collective ability of the 20 participating nations to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations and counter transnational organized crime. Pierson, a Miami native, and other Marines are providing training and logistical support for Phase II of the exercise. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clemente C. Garcia)

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