Readiness

Brig. Gen. Len "Loni" Anderson, left, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, addresses a group of U.S. and Brazilian Marines following a Brazilian Marine Corps capabilities brief delivered by Vice-Almirante Marcelo Guimarães Dias (Rear Adm. Brazilian Marine Corps), right, commander of Brazil’s Amphibious Division, at Brazilian Marine Corps Division Headquarters, 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 Maj. Jeremy Wheeler)