Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Lance Cpl. C.T. Patterson (left) Sgt. T.A. Crouch (middle) and Cpl. G.E. Maize (right) of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 take a break from work atop a CH-53E Super Stalion and watch as USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducts an underway repenishment with USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). HMH-461 is part of a Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SCMGTF). WASP is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a SCMAGTF embarked. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew M. Rivard/Released)