Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines With Marine Air Support Squadron 6, and Chilean marines on the Expeditionary Advanced Base North in Puerto Aldea, Chile, go through a combat aid course taught by Chilean Marines during Exercise UNITAS LXV, hosted in Chile, at the Expeditionary Advanced Base North in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 3, 2024. EAB North was set up to facilitate multi-lateral training and provide amphibious operation training in the littorals. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity”, was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 65th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)