Operation Tradewind

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The United States Army has announced this year's joint military exercises, called Operation Tradewind, which will take place in the Dominican Republic and continue until mid April. The news was reported on Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora's CDN Radio show. An interesting facet of the announcement was the fact that it was made by Lt. Col. Lissette Brown Tejeda, US Army. The colonel was born to Dominican parents in Puerto Rico and is currently assigned to the Support Command. She is also the granddaughter of Dominican military officials and the niece of several retired generals. Brown Tejeda told the reporters that personnel from several Caribbean countries, including Antigua, Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, and Jamaica were taking part in the exercises that are just getting under way. According to the colonel, the exercises will be carried out on Dominican military bases, including Las Calderas in Bani, and San Isidro.

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