U.S. and partner nation key leaders participate in the closing ceremony for exercise UNITAS LXII in Lima, Peru Oct. 6, 2021. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from twenty countries and includes 32 ships, four submarines, and 26 aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from units: 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269; 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion; Special Boat Team - 22, Naval Special Warfare Command Team; 2nd Transportation Battalion; 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; 2nd Marine Logistics Group; 1st Marine Division; I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group; I Marine Expeditionary Force; II Marine Expeditionary Force; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and U.S. Southern Command came together to form Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS in support of exercise UNITAS 21. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brought together multinational forces from twenty countries and included 29 ships, four submarines, and twenty aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. UNITAS 21 consisted of a maritime, amphibious, and amazon phase, which included a series of training events to build trust, enhance confidence, and strengthen interoperability to better prepare us for a combined, multinational response to emerging crises or natural disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS and Peruvian Marines conduct littoral training during UNITAS LXII in Iquitos, Peru, Sept. 30, 2021. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during amphibious, littoral and amazon 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 Cpl. Frank Webb)