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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
Marines enjoy Peruvian culture during bilateral training
U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Jacob Richey and Lance Cpl. Quavaungh Pointer, with Task Force Koa Moana, bite into churros sold to them by a street vendor in Lima, Peru, Sept. 4, 2016. Marines and sailors with the task force experienced Peruvian culture in order to have a better understanding of the country they are working hand in hand with in bilateral military training. Task Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. Together with the USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), the Marines and sailors of the task force highlighted the strength and capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Treviño)
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Tags: U.S. Marines, Marines, lima, marforsouth, Peru, Koa Moana
Photo by: Cpl. James Trevino |  VIRIN: 160903-M-CX198-006.JPG
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