Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brandon Ward, battalion commander with 1st Battalion, 24 Marines, 4th Marine Division, (left), poses for a picture with Brazilian marine officer Luca Dos Santos Nogueira (right), after exchanging flag patches to start off training exercise Formosa at Formosa, Brazil, Sept. 6, 2024. Formosa is an annual training event hosted by the Brazilian Marines with ten additional nations present. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus)