Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Echo Company and Infanteria de Marina (Chilean Marines) prepare to conduct a live fire range in Light Armored vehicles, at Expeditionary Advanced Base North, in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 5, 2024, while participating in Exercise UNITAS LXV. The live fire range is meant for U.S. Marine Corps Forces and Chilean Marines to demonstrate their combat capabilities and learn from each other. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since it was 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)