Service members from participating militaries and organizations stand in formation at the opening ceremony of TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) at Paragon Base, Barbados, May 4, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Large Scale Global Exercise 24, a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe.