Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Len “Loni” Anderson, left, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, sits next to Vice-Almirante Arthur Fernando Bettega Correa (Vice Admiral Brazilian Navy), right, commander in chief of the Brazilian fleet, during the opening ceremony for exercise UNITAS LXIII on Ilha de Mocangue Naval Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 08, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Uruguay conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious, and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating navy and marine forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ethan K. Craw)