Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Euceda Lemus, a motor transport mechanic with Marine Air Support Squadron 6, trades patches with a Chilean marine 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. Through event-driven scenarios, UNITAS provides unique training opportunities both at-sea and ashore in challenging and uncertain environments to conduct joint maritime operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)