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UNITAS 2025

UNITAS 2025
Marine Corps Forces South
United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, united, or oneness, was conceived in 1959 when representatives at the first Inter-American Naval Conference in Panama agreed to conduct an annual maritime exercise with one another. The first UNITAS took place in 1960 with forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, the United States, and Venezuela. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise.

UNITAS 2025 VIDEO GALLERY
UNITAS 2025: Different Uniforms, One Team
U.S. Marines, Sailors trained alongside allies and partner-nation marines and naval infantry during exercise UNITAS 2025 at Camp Lejeune, Sept. 12–Oct. 6, 2025. Events included visit, board, search and seizure, live-fire ranges, amphibious ship-to-shore movement, urban operations and water survival to enhance interoperability, maritime domain awareness and regional security. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise since since it was conceived in 1959. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Samuel Qin) The video contains music from a USMC licensed asset from AdobeStock. Public-domain scores sourced via the International Music Score Library Project.
UNITAS 2025 SIMULCAS Interviews
U.S. Marines and Infanteria de Marina (Spanish Marines) participate in an interview for exercise UNITAS 2025 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. The exercise trains forces in joint maritime operations that enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability with the presence of unmanned air, surface and submarine systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)
UNITAS LXVI: Marines Train with Allies and partners teaser
The U.S., allies and partner nation forces will be participating in exercise UNITAS LXVI, along the eastern coast of the United States, 10 Sept., 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Gabriel Durand) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "Tense Serious Drama" - by TastyTunes" / https://stock.adobe.com/
UNITAS 2025 - PHOTO GALLERY
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Peruvian Marines practice lane training during Partnership of the Americas 2009. During POA, U.S. Marines deployed as Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 24 (SPMAGTF 24), comprised of Marines from the II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 (HMM-764), 4th Marine Logistics Group and the 24th Marine Regiment., will train with partner nation Marines from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and soldiers from the Canadian Royal Army. POA, which is being executed simultaneously with UNITAS Gold, is an annual U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South multi-national company-level combined and joint exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability between U.S. Marines and partner-nation Marines in the areas of amphibious operations, non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO), peacekeeping and disaster relief. "This year's goals are to build capabilities to operate with partner-nations naval forces aboard and off amphibious ships and to enhance USMC and partner-nation NEO interoperability for potential regional natural disaster or relief operations," said Col. Augustin Bolanio, POA 09 exercise director. In all more than 25 ships, 50 rotary and fixed wing aircraft, 650 Marines, 6500 Sailors and four submarines will participate in exercises POA and UNITAS Gold. UNITAS Gold, a multiservice and multinational exercise is the oldest combined exercise within the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Gallagher, MARFORRES Combat Camera)
 

 

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