Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Staff Sgt. Ian F. Llera, a civil affairs specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force 10th Marines Civil Affairs Detachment, and Marines with non-government organization Give a Kid a Backpack, pass out stuffed animals to children at a school in Grand Chiriqui, Panama, Oct. 5. Three civil affairs Marines from II MEF 10th Marines Civil Affairs Detachment have deployed with CP10, a humanitarian civic assistance mission that provides medical, dental, veterinary, engineering support and disaster relief efforts to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Llera hails from Avon, Conn.