Marines


UNITAS 2022

UNITAS XLIII Logo
Marine Corps Forces Reserve and Marine Corps Forces South
Brazil

About

UNITAS (Latin for “UNITED”) is the oldest and largest maritime exercise in the region.  It began in 1959 as a South American and U.S. regional exercise designed to demonstrate a united stance against the spread of the Soviet Union’s influence and presence in Latin America.  The exercise continues to be the most important naval exercise in the U.S. Southern Command AOR promoting partnership and demonstrating U.S. importance and commitment to the region.

 

 

UNITAS 2022: US Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test
Tucked away in the coastal jungles of southeastern Brazil, the corpsmen and medical officers with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group were hard at work testing and developing an...

UNITAS Concludes After Successful Exercise
UNITAS LXIII (63), the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise concluded with a closing ceremony in Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 22, 2022....

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Kicks Off UNITAS LXIII in Rio De Janeiro
More than 5,500 military personnel from 19 partner nations kicked off UNITAS LXIII (63) during an opening ceremony Sept. 8, 2022....

U.S. Maritime Forces Arrive for UNITAS LXIII hosted by Brazil
Navy and Marine forces are set to arrive in Rio de Janeiro in support of UNITAS LXIII, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise scheduled to take place Sept. 8-22.This year’s...

UNITAS 2022 Video Gallery
Video by Cpl. Colton Garrett
Partnership (Spanish Translation)
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South
Oct. 19, 2022 | 1:37
U.S. Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South trained alongside a multinational force of 18 partner nations during exercise UNITAS 63 in and around Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8-22, 2022. Exercises like UNITAS develop and sustain relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)
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UNITAS 2022 Photo Gallery
Task force Marines conduct classes during certification exercise
Staff Sgt. Xavier Refuge, a reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, teaches an infantry patterns and techniques class during a certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2020.The CERTEX is the culmination exercise that will test the training and readiness of the Marines and Sailors of the SPMAGTF-SC for certification to deploy. Once certified, the SPMAGTF-SC will be ready to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation training and general engineering projects alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Refuge is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)