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)