Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Jacob Richey and Lance Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer, with Task Force Koa Moana, bite into churros sold to them by a street vendor in Lima, Peru, Sept. 4, 2016. Marines and sailors with the task force experienced Peruvian culture in order to have a better understanding of the country they are working hand in hand with in bilateral military training. Task Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. Together with the USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), the Marines and sailors of the task force highlighted the strength and capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Treviño)