A Salvadoran marine with the 1st Marine Brigade of El Salvador replaces batteries on a drone during a beach landing rehearsal, swimming from sea to shore at CENTAM Guardian 2026 in La Union, El Salvador, April 19, 2026. CG 26, an annual, multinational exercise, brings together military and security personnel from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, and the United States, ensuring seamless interoperability in times of crisis and contingency response while also demonstrating a united front against shared regional security challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Maverick Mejia)
U.S. service members with Southern Command conduct Maritime Staff Talks with Chilean counterparts with Armada de Chile at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Apr. 13-15, 2026. This MST is a pivotal engagement to strengthen the U.S. and Chile maritime partnership and develop future engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)
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Leaders from the Chilean marine corps and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South came together Oct. 22, 2025, for a Staff Planner Working Group hosted at Marine Corps Support Facilities New Orleans.
U.S. Marines and participating multinational forces kick off UNITAS LXVI (66), the world’s longest-running maritime exercise with military forces from 25 partner nations from Europe, the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, along with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units, to strengthen interoperability, enhance maritime security and foster collaboration in the region.
