UNITAS 2023: Preparation Day

Credit: Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann | Date Taken: 06/28/2023
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load gear and cargo onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21) at Morehead Port, North Carolina on June 28, 2023, before going underway to participate in Exercise UNITAS LXIV. 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 video by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)