Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Bosse, weapons company platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, insulates an expedient snow shelter at the Magallanes National Reserve, Chile, during Exercise UNITAS LXV, Sept. 5, 2024. Chilean marines led U.S. Marines into the snow, where they taught survival shelter building techniques in austere conditions. UNITAS is the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 25 countries to include Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriel Durand)