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The US Embassy and Southern Command invited the Honourable Wayne Sturge, Minister of Defence and other Honourable Ministers to participate in a Distinguished Visitor (DV) Day Tour of the USS Nimitz, hosted by the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.

Also invited to participate were Mr. Narine Charran, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence. Commodore Don Polo, Chief of Defence Staff TTDF, Captain Kemba Hannays, Commanding Officer TTAG and Captain Akenathon Isaac, Commanding Officer TTCG.

The Honourable Wayne Sturge, Minister of Defence, met with a delegation from the National Defense University CAPSTONE Program, Washington D.C., to discuss matters of mutual interest.

May 01, 2026 at the Ministry of Defence

The Honourable Wayne Sturge, Minister of Defence attends the Passing Out Parade of Regiment Intake 2501

Cumuto Barracks, February 2026

Minister Wayne Sturge represented Trinidad and Tobago at the high level Americas Counter Cartel Conferene in Florida

Engaged with global defence leaders on the escalating threat of transnational narcotics trafficking, the Minister reaffirmed the nation's role as a pivotal security anchor in the Southern Caribbean