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- Hey, Marines.

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Corporal Taryn Escott here.

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The 60th iteration of Exercise
UNITAS has wrapped up.

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UNITAS is the world's
longest-running annual exercise.

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From August 19th through August 30th,

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more than three thousand service members

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from 11 different countries

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trained together in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Countries that participated consist of

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Brazil, Columbia, Peru,

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Chile, Argentina, Ecuador,

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Panama, Paraguay,

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Mexico, Great Britain,
and the United States.

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UNITAS is designed to
train partner nations

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to conduct joint naval operations

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focused on humanitarian assistance

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and disaster relief response scenarios.

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During the training, military
members participated in

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securing beaches to deliver aid,

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water purification,

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simulated humanitarian aid,

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and disaster relief operations.

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The purpose of UNITAS is

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to strengthen partnerships,

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improve readiness,

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and to develop a multinational
maritime taskforce

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in the Latin American
and Caribbean region.

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And that's your Marine Minute.