Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Colombian Navy Vice Adm. Antonio Martinez, commander of the Colombian Pacific Naval Force, congratulates U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen Michael Fahey III, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, as an honorary Colombian Marine after the opening ceremony of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command’s deployment June 21, 2019, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The ceremony marks the beginning of the SPMAGTF-SC deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean. The task force will conduct training and engineering projects hand-in-hand with partner nation military members in the region during their deployment that coincides with hurricane season. The task force is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a natural disasters or other emergencies in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stanley Moy)