RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 6, 2022) Navy Cmdr. Ryan Pierce, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), from Indianapolis, and Command Master Chief Sherita Jackson, from New Orleans, assist Cmdr. Christopher Turmel, commanding officer, from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as he awards the second-place multinational forces soccer team medals during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 4, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, D
RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 6, 2022) Navy Cmdr. Ryan Pierce, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), from Indianapolis, and Command Master Chief Sherita Jackson, from New Orleans, assist Cmdr. Christopher Turmel, commanding officer, from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as he awards the second-place multinational forces soccer team medals during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 4, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.
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