Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William Woodward, right, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, in support of Special Marine Air-Ground Task Forces UNITAS LXIII, shakes the hand of, and congratulates, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John Bopp, left, on his final flight in a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom following aerial support operations throughout exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 17th, 2022. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 63rd iteration of the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise. Additionally, this year Brazil will celebrate its bicentennial, a historical milestone commemorating 200 years of the country’s independence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jeremy Wheeler)