American service members in Barbados

170607-N-CM227-034170607-N-CM227-034 United States Navy Reserve Lt. Daniel Marciniak from Medina, New York and United States Army Reserve Spc. Mark Gotthardt, of Brooksville, Florida answer questions from St. Stevens student Onri Salankey during a community relations (COMREL) event on board Paragon Base. The students visited the base to participate in a Tradewinds 2017 COMREL event that allowed local school children to meet with members of the armed forces from multiple participating countries, ask them questions. 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/ disaster relief operations. There are 20 countries participating in this years exercise. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Marie A. Montez/Released)