Troops on parade rest at the Barbados Defence Force headquarters during the opening ceremony for Exercise Tradewinds 2017, on June 6th. More than 800 troops from 20 nations throughout the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas arrived in Barbados for Phase I of the exercise, undertaking a week of grueling training to better prepare local, regional, and international troops to combat organized transnational crime and to handle natural disasters. (Photo: 246Paps Photography)