Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Lindholm, an aircrewman with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, watches as the refueling hose and basket retracts back into the pod during Exercise UNITAS LXV over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, Sept. 7, 2024. 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 Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)