CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 1, 2018) Commander Tim Williamson, United States Coast Guard, speaks at a maritime interdiction operations (MIO) symposium during UNITAS 2018 in Cartagena, Colombia. UNITAS is an annual international exercise in the Southern Command area of responsibility where partner nations participate in multinational exchanges to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation.

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