Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Col. Robert Meade, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Teniente Coronel de Infanteria de Marina de Colombia (Colombian Marine Lt. Col.) Eduar Alexander Michaels Bravo, the deputy commander of SPMAGTF-SC19, explains the role of task force in the joint humanitarian aid exercise during a media day in Coveñas, Colombia, Oct. 2, 2019. The exercise will test and strengthen the interoperability and responsiveness between these countries, preparing for real-world disaster scenarios in the region. The task force is conducting training and engineering projects hand-in-hand with partner nation military members in Latin America and the Caribbean during their deployment to the region, which coincides with hurricane season. Meade is a naive of Greenville, Tennessee. Michaels Bravo is a native of Bogota, Colombia.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stanley Moy)