Marine Corps Sgt. Mike Meehan, a civil affairs specialist with 4th Civil Affairs Group, talks to young students at the Carenage Boy Government Primary School at a community relations event during Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2017 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, June 16, 2017. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual exercise involving 20 nations focusing on increasing the interoperability of the participating nations to promote the security of the Caribbean region. U.S. Marines are providing training and logistical support for Phase II of Tradewinds. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Olivia McDonald