UNITAS Community Relations Event [Image 5 of 9]

RJ, BRAZIL

09.05.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mitchell Meppelink 

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 5, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Travis Thompson, from Johnson City, Tennessee, plays soccer with children during a community relations event conducted prior to the beginning of UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.05.2022
• Date Posted: 09.08.2022 11:42
• Photo ID: 7404932
• VIRIN: 220905-N-RL853-0109
• Resolution: 5130x3420
• Size: 9.31 MB
• Location: RJ, BR
• Hometown: JOHNSON CITY, TN, US