Dominican Navy Cabo (equivalent to a Petty Officer

Dominican Navy Cabo (equivalent to a Petty Officer 2nd Class) Apolinar Perez Perez (left) and Dominican Navy Sargento (equivalent to a Petty Officer 1st Class) Melendez Rodriguez don body armor and safety clothing before participating in a gunnery exercise June 4 aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore while underway in the Caribbean Sea during Tradewinds 2015. The combined, joint U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise strengthens the capacity of Caribbean nations to respond to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and counter transnational organized crime. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read)