Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Boatswain's Mate First Class Shawn Graham, a U.S. Navy Riverine from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON 3) Detachment 1 (Det. 1), grabs a towing rope that is being used to tow a second Riverine Patrol boat (RPB) that has taken simulated damages while and U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) and members from the Guatemalan Naval Special Forces provide cover fire as they simulate an extraction form a river bank in Santo Tomas Dec. 6. The simulation was help with members of the Guatemalan Naval Special Forces. The Riverines and SPMAGTF Marines are participating in the SMEE exchanges as a part of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (AMPHIB-SPS 12), an annual deployment of U.S. military teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.