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Video by Cpl. Nicolas Atehortua

UNITAS 2021: Marines Call for Naval Guns

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

Sept. 29, 2021 | 2:07

U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Sailors and partner nations use naval gun fire to eliminate simulated targets during the naval gun fire training evolution at Peruvian Marine Corps Base Ancon, Peru, Sept. 29, 2021, during exercise UNITAS LXII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running, maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from twenty countries and includes 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 compatibility between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nicolas Atehortua)