Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division clears out and checks the rifles of Chilean marines before they enter the range to participate in a live fire exercise during Southern Star 25, at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, May 29, 2025. Southern Star is a multinational training exercise emphasizing operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency, and military forces to strengthen coordination and interoperability within a unified special operations command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)