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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Hodge, cyber warfare operator, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defensive Measures, works through simulated cyber threats during exercise Southern Defender 25 in Augusta, Georgia, May 6, 2025. SD 25 is a defensive cyberspace operations focused exercise designed for the U.S. and Allies and partners to collectively strengthen cyberspace awareness, exercise joint all domain operations and counter harmful actors while building multi-lateral capacity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Qin) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Hodge, cyber warfare operator, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defensive Measures, works through simulated cyber threats during exercise Southern Defender 25 in Augusta, Georgia, May 6, 2025. SD 25 is a defensive cyberspace operations focused exercise designed for the U.S. and Allies and partners to collectively strengthen cyberspace awareness, exercise joint all domain operations and counter harmful actors while building multi-lateral capacity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Qin)

Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, welcomes Brig. Gen. Omar Randall, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South deputy commander to U.S. 4th Fleet Headquarters onboard Naval Station Mayport. The two leaders discussed exercise Integrated Advance 2025, where Sailors and Marines are serving together for the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC), working through a contingency scenario in the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) to validate warfighting functions and clarify phase transitions at the operational level of war. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. - 250310-N-DB801-2009 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 10, 2025) – Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, welcomes Brig. Gen. Omar Randall, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South deputy commander to U.S. 4th Fleet Headquarters onboard Naval Station Mayport. The two leaders discussed exercise Integrated Advance 2025, where Sailors and Marines are serving together for the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC), working through a contingency scenario in the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) to validate warfighting functions and clarify phase transitions at the operational level of war. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor/Released)

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U.S. and Chilean Marines create integrated teams during UNITAS 2024 - U.S. and Chilean Marines introduce themselves at Destacamento de Infanteria Marina Number 4 (Chilean Marine Detachment Number 4) “Cochrane”,, Chile, during exercise UNITAS LXV, Sep. 2, 2024. The Marines split into two integrated teams led by Chilean officers and U.S. staff-noncommissioned officers during the exercise to facilitate the bilateral training and lateral knowledge exchanges that will occur between nations. By working together with allies and partners, Marines amass the greatest possible strength for the long-term advancement of their interests, maintaining favorable balances of power that deter aggression and support the stability that supports economic growth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriel Durand)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South participates in PANAMAX - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Omar Randall, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, receives an update brief for exercise PANAMAX at the Marine Corps Support Facility in New Orleans, Aug. 14, 2024. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command combined joint exercise focused on increasing interoperability among militaries from across Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

U.S. Marines participate in swim qualification during the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course. - U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, carry a boat during the swim qualification portion of the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course, July 16, 2024, at Centro Internacional Excelencia Avanzado Fluvial (CIEF), Apartado, Colombia. LCC Charlie is the first iteration of U.S. service members participating in the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course and it consists of multiple training exercises such as swim qualification, classroom lectures, weapons handling, and maintenance and littoral craft maneuvers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trystan Taft)

U.S. and Honduran Marines Integrate During CENTAM Guardian 24 - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shane Wexler, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, moves through the jungle during the culminating exercise alongside Honduran Naval Infantry during exercise CENTAM Guardian 2024 in the jungle near Puerto Castilla, Honduras, April 8, 2024. During CG24, U.S. Marines of Golf Company and Honduran Naval Infantry held a culminating exercise where they combined the knowledge shared over the course of the exercise to counter a simulated illegal narcotics operation. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriel Durand)

Infantería de Marina de Armada Paraguay hosts U.S. Marines for planning conference - Col. Jason A. Borovies (center), operations director with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, signs the traditional guest book for the Armada Paraguaya with Contra-almirante (Paraguayan rear admiral) Albino Bogarin Flor (left), commander of the Comando de Infantería de Marina de Armada Paraguaya (Paraguayan Marine Infantry), and Capitán de navío (Paraguayan Navy captain) Livio Alberto Duarte Romero (right), chief of general staff of the COMIM, at his side at the end of the staff planning working group April 11, 2024, in Asunción, Paraguay. The two Marine Corps discussed how to strengthen security in the western hemisphere by enhancing interoperability and coordination between the United States and Paraguay, deterring potential threats from transnational criminal organizations, facilitating information sharing, fostering regional stability, and improving responses to humanitarian crises and disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines Participate in Brazilian Marine Corps Exercise Formosa - U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, exit a Brazilian Amphibious Armored Vehicle for a frontal assault, Aug. 5, 2023, in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa. Exercise Formosa offers a platform for the armed forces of multiple nations to enhance their interoperability, conduct joint military operations, and exchange insights on tactics and strategies. With the backdrop of an ever-changing global security landscape, the participation of the United States Marine Corps and militaries from multiple nations shows commitment to regional security and partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

UNITAS LXIV: Opening Ceremony - Senior leaders from 20 partner nations pose for a photograph with the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, at the Colombian Naval Museum, Cartagena, Colombia on the official opening day of exercise UNITAS LXIV, July 12, 2023. UNITAS, which is Latin for ‘unity,’ is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 20 countries to include Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. By working together with allies and partners we amass the greatest possible strength for the long-term advancement of our interests, maintaining favorable balances of power that deter aggression and support the stability that generates economic growth. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jeremy Wheeler)