Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

United States Marine Corporal Ragland attached to Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) and Jamaican Defense Forces Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Andre Grant perform maintenance on a .50 cal. machine gun on the bed of a truck at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Nov. 19, 2009, to improve regional security through military to military training. USS Wasp (LHD 1) is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked SCMAGTF. 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 Edward L. Kobobel III/Released)::r::::n::