Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Len "Loni" Anderson, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, and Contra-Almirante Marcelo Guimaràres Dias (Rear Admiral Brazilian Marine Corps), shake hands during a visit as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint 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 Lance Cpl. Trystan Taft)