U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Arguimides Vasquez, an
Summary
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Arguimides Vasquez, an administration chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command, and Teniente Coronel de Infantería de Marina Colombiano (Colombian Marine Lt. Col.) Eduar Alexander Michaels Bravo, the deputy commander of SPMAGTF-SC, observe a Brazilian AS532 Cougar helicopter land on the deck of the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Aug. 24, 2019, during UNITAS LX. The exercise was done to test the interoperability between air and naval operations from the U.S., Brazil, Peru and Argentina. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 11 countries to include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Mexico, Great Britain and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stanley Moy)