Readiness

A Marine with the Infantería de Marina de Colombia (Colombian Marine Corps), helps maintain order and discipline as a referee official for a fútbol tournament during Exercise UNITAS LXIV, Covenas, Colombia, July 16, 2023. 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. Christian Salazar)