UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marines, Brazilian Marines and Uruguayan Marines Conduct an Amphibious Assault from the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) [Image 8 of 10]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

09.16.2022

Photo by Sgt. Brendan Mullin  

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Alvarado, a forward observer with 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, awaits his turn to board a landing craft, utility in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII off the coast of Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. The multinational amphibious assault was one of the culminating events of UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS 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 photo by Sgt. Brendan Mullin)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2022
• Date Posted: 09.23.2022 14:59
• Photo ID: 7422049
• VIRIN: 220916-M-JX780-1020
• Resolution: 4480x6720
• Size: 24.45 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN