Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Maj. David Delvalle, a regional affairs officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, meets with La Fuerza Armada El Salvador Col. Angel Sergio Lima and 1st Sgt. Rigoberto Antonio Shunico, the director and senior enlisted advisor, respectively, of Centro Regional de Adiestramiento Contra El Crimen Transnacional, at Comando Especial Antiterrorista de la Fuerza Armada base in Ilopongo, El Salvador, Sept. 25, 2019. Delvalle met with the Salvadorian leadership to ensure the partnership remains strong in the region as U.S. Marine units continuously train alongside the Salvadorian forces in the country. He also surveyed and assessed the training area that is able to facilitate U.S. Marine who look to train in the region. Delvalle is a native of Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Cifuentes)