US military representatives conduct site survey ahead of Exercise Tradewinds 2023
Military representatives from the United States on Monday conducted several site visits around the Guyana Police Force Headquarters ahead of Operation Tradewinds 2023.
Military representatives from the US being briefed by senior members of the GPF
The strategic site survey is to check the capacity to house participants both locally and internationally during the multinational military exercise slated to run for two weeks.
Tradewinds 2023 will be hosted by Guyana in July of next year and is expected to concentrate on countering transnational criminal organisations and countering violent extremist organisations as a way to improve Caribbean Community Standard Operating Procedures and boost regional cooperation, stability, and response efficacy to security threats.
During the visit, the representatives were given a tour of the Police Sports Club, Felix Austin Training Centre, and the Officers’ Training Centre.
Deputy Commissioner Operations (ag) Ravindradat Budhram; Commander Regional Division No 5, Superintendent Guy Nurse; Officer-in-Charge Tactical Services Unit, Superintendent Lonsdale Witherite; and Deputy Superintendent Rovin Dass were also amongst those present at the site.
In June 2021, the curtains came down on Exercise Tradewinds 2021 which was hosted in Guyana and saw 13 other partner nations participating in the exercise not only to highlight the common concern for regional security, but also a reassurance of their unwavering commitment towards peace and stability in the hemisphere.
Ranks from the GDF as well as the Guyana Police Force were trained in various military skills, including close-quarters combat. They were also trained in marksmanship; emergency medical evacuation; search, rescue and recovery responses, and mechanical and engineering repairs for both air and water transportation, among other areas.
Along with Guyana and the USA, ranks from the United Kingdom, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago participated.
