Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Omar J. Randall (center left), deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Reserve, and Contra-almirante fuzileiro naval (Brazilian Marine Corps brigadier general) Roberto Lemos (center right), and Members of the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (Brazilian Marine Corps), discuss planning objectives during opening remarks of the annual Operational Naval Infantry Committee at the Brazilian Marine Base on the Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 23, 2023. The ONIC is a key forum for leaders and planners from the two Marine Corps to discuss and reaffirm mutual security objectives and plan future security cooperation engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Daniel Wetzel)