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Marines


UNITAS LXIV
MFR SEAL - FLAT - 2022
MARFORRES / MARFORSOUTH
Cartagena, Colombia

ABOUT

UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, celebrates its 64th anniversary in 2023, and serves as the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world.  

From 11-21 July 2023, USNAVSO, MARFORSOUTH, MARFORRES, and SOCSOUTH, alongside 20 partnered nations, will conduct multi-domain maritime operations in support of UNITAS LXIV in the vicinity of Cartagena, Coveñas & Barranquilla, Colombia.

 

Media Contact Information

Name:  Major Jeremy A. Wheeler
Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:  (504) 914-9213
eMail:  jeremy.wheeler@usmc.mil

PRESS RELEASES / ARTICLES

United in Purpose | 20 Nations Kick Off UNITAS LXIV in Colombia
UNITAS LXIV is officially underway. The opening ceremony of the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise formally launched this year’s iteration on July 12, 2023. Twenty nations are...



PHOTO GALLERY
UNITAS 2023: Rifle Range
U.S. Marine with Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and a Colombian marine race to assemble and disassemble the Colombian standard-issue rifle aboard Escuela de Formación de Infantería Marina Coveñas in Coveñas, Colombia, July 12, 2023. The blindfolds add an extra challenge after the Marines have already familiarized themselves with the Colombian standard-issue rifles. UNITAS focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging the establishment of new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Samuel Qin)

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