Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Lt. Col. David T. Hudak, commanding officer of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force- Southern Command, presents scissors to Eduardo Sinclair Chow, the mayor of Puerto Lempira during the opening ceremony of Victor Hugo Echeverria primary school at Puerto Lempira, Honduras, Oct. 16, 2015. Marines built three schools in approximately three months in Puerto Lempira improving the learning environment for hundreds of local children. SPMAGTF-SC is a temporary deployment of Marines and sailors throughout Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize with a focus on building and maintaining partnership capacity with each country through shared values, challenges and responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy J. Orozco/Released)