Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) discuss their building plan for a South West Asia (SWA) hut. The SWA hut is being built as a multi-purpose classroom for the Brigada De Infantería de Marina (BIM) at the BIM base, Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Aug. 12, 2014. The Combat Engineers are part of Southern Partnership Station 14, a combined joint exercise focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nations and security forces as well as military to military engagements and community relations projects in Central America. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas T. Nohalty, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)