Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), waits to give instructions to Guatemalan paratroopers before they shoot their weapons on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.