Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Navy Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima and Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, salute the national ensign during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at a presidential visit in Punta Pena, Oct. 4. Marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen, civilians and Panamanian citizens attended a visit by Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, Vice President Juan Carlos Varela; Phyllis M. Powers, U.S. ambassador to Panama; and Franklin Vergara, Panama’s minister of health. CP10 personnel are anchored off the coast of Chiriqui Grande, Panama, to conduct humanitarian operations to the Caribbean, Central and South America.