UNITAS LXIV

MARFORRES / MARFORSOUTH

Cartagena, Colombia

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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.

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Video by Sgt. Colton Garrett

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UNITAS LXIV

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South
July 28, 2023 | 2:39

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces UNITAS, and partnered and allied nations conduct multilateral training during UNITAS LXIV in Colombia, July 11 - 21, 2023. UNITAS, hosted by Colombia this year, 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 video by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)

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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...

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A marine stands next to a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

Corporal Stephen Jensen, a U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-471, Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a ceremony here marking the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The ceremony, coinciding with events in New York City and Washington, D.C., featured a wreath-laying at a memorial for United Airlines Flight 93, remarks by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and was attended by roughly 150 family members and guests. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

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