Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

(From right) Navy Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima; Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010; Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Gilligan, sergeant major of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, watch as Panamanian children perform a cultural dance during the presidential visit at a medical site 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.