U.S. Marines Participate in Exercise UNITAS 21
Channel: Defense Now
Date: 2021-11-12

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)

Film Credits: Video by Sgt. Camila Melendez 
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South 
                                  
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