Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Four UH-1N Huey helicopters embarked aboard a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy are being used in support of Operation Martillo. The aircraft from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 (HMLA-467) are assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing based in Cherry Point, N.C. The crews and aircraft are attached to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South for the duration of the deployment and will be used for detection and monitoring. Operation Martillo is an operation led by Joint-Interagency Task Force-South, of the U.S. Southern Command, and is designed to help stem the flow of narcotics through Central America and its Pacific and Caribbean coasts by denying transnational criminal organizations littorals used for illicit trafficking. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo//Released)