U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, walks down the steps of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Vice Adm. Freed Pérez Burguete, commandant of the Mexican Marine Corps, left, and Director General Luis Antonio De Gracia, commander of the Panama National Aeronaval Service, right, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2025. The 2025 Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference, hosted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, convenes senior Marine and naval infantry leaders from Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom and the United States to discuss shared security challenges and enhance regional cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)