Mil­i­tary sources say the train­ing ex­er­cis­es be­tween the Unit­ed States Marines and the Trinidad and To­ba­go Reg­i­ment will in­clude counter-ter­ror­ism strate­gies aimed at safe­guard­ing State as­sets from crim­i­nals.

On Sun­day, Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar took to X (for­mer­ly Twit­ter) to wel­come the Unit­ed States Ma­rine Corps 22nd Ma­rine Ex­pe­di­tionary Unit. She said mil­i­tary drills be­gan on Sun­day and will con­tin­ue through No­vem­ber 21.

The Prime Min­is­ter said the joint ex­er­cis­es are cru­cial to this coun­try’s fight against crime and to en­sur­ing the pre­pared­ness of the T&T De­fence Force.