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UNITAS, the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise, is dedicated to strengthening regional partnerships and fostering new relationships through the exchange of maritime expertise; enabling participating forces to conduct joint maritime operations, including littoral warfare, multi-domain operations, sea basing, and amphibious operations. By focusing on complex operational environments and Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO), UNITAS enhances interoperability and capability among naval and marine forces globally.

   
UNITAS LXV
Allied and partnered nations conduct multilateral training during UNITAS LXV in Chile, Sept. 2 - 12, 2024. UNITAS, hosted by Chile this year, is the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that 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. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 65th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal) The music within the following video production is copyright material used under license with HookSounds contract dated Dec. 1, 2023.
Amphibious Raid: UNITAS 2024
U.S. Marines and marines from Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Peru, conduct an amphibious raid during UNITAS 2024.

UNITAS 2024 ARTICLES AND PRESS RELEASES

U.S. Marines launch UNITAS LXV in Chile with 24 Nations
U.S. Marine Corps forces joined with 24 other nations to commence UNITAS LXV, the 65th iteration of the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise here on Sept. 2, 2024. UNITAS is an annual exercise conducted in either the Atlantic or Pacific waters around Central America and South (continued...)


UNITAS 2024 - PHOTO GALLERY
Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025: Sunset Parade
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, stands with guests of honor Adm. Carlos Chagas Vianna Braga, commandant of the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (Brazilian Marine Corps); Rear Adm. Elton Bennett, commandant of the Belize Coast Guard; Rear Adm. Daniel Opazo Riquelme, commandant of the Chilean Marine Corps; Contraalmirante Austacil Hagarin Tomé Flores of the Honduran Navy; Vice Adm. Freed Pérez Burguete, commandant of the Mexican Marine Corps; and Director General Luis Antonio De Gracia, commander of the Panama National Aeronaval Service, Paraguay naval service Contraalmirante Roque Jacinto Ruiz Díaz, and Peruvian Marine Corps, Contraalmirante Martin Alberto Magnani Miranda, as they salute the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon during a Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2025.. The 2025 Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference, hosted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, convenes senior Marine and naval infantry leaders from Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom and the United States to discuss shared security challenges and enhance regional cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
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Tags: partnerships, Multi-national, MLAC 2025 MARFORSOUTH, MLAC25
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