Senior leaders from 11 nations unite for 60th iteration of multinational exercise opening ceremony [Image 4 of 6]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

08.19.2019

Photo by Cpl. Stanley Moy 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

U.S. Marines, sailors and partner nation military officers with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command, along with senior leaders from 11 countries, attend a press conference with U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Comandante de Operacoes Navais do Brazil (Brazilian Chief of Naval Operations) Adm. Leonardo Puntel after the UNITAS LX opening ceremony on Naval Base Rio de Janeiro at Ilha Mocangue Grande, Brazil, Aug. 19, 2019. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stanley Moy)

• Date Taken: 08.19.2019
• Date Posted: 08.19.2019 20:09
• Photo ID: 5681128
• VIRIN: 190819-M-BG142-033
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 18.46 MB
• Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BR