UNITAS 2022: USS Mesa Verde and MAGTF 25 Flight Ops [Image 1 of 10]

BRAZIL

09.16.2022

Photo by Maj. Jeremy Wheeler 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, land aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) while conducting cross deck international ship landing operations off the coast of Brazil in support of UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 16, 2022. HMLA 773 serves as the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and executes missions ranging from troop transport, parachute operations, and close air support (CAS) in this year’s exercise. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include 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. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among the partnering nations and joint U.S. forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jeremy Wheeler)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2022
• Date Posted: 09.22.2022 15:30
• Photo ID: 7424058
• VIRIN: 220916-M-VM900-857
• Resolution: 3039x3345
• Size: 2 MB
• Location: BR