Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, participating in Unitas 2024, sit on their Light Armored Vehicle, at Expeditionary Advanced Base North in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 8, 2024. They are staging their light armored vehicle for a group photograph with the Chilean LAV company. 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)