U.S. Marines assigned to the 3d Force Reconnaissance Company and Infantería de Marina (Spanish marine corps) conduct a raid off of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) during Exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 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...
