Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion grapple with Chilean Marines, as part of a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course at Expeditionary Advanced Base North in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 8, 2024. U.S. Marines and Chilean Marines practiced MCMAP to better integrate and promote unity among peers. 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)