After the formal start of UNITAS 2025, Argentine personnel in the United States have already begun various activities and drills as part of the multinational exercise. For this new edition, the Argentine Navy deployed the destroyer ARA La Argentina, along with Marine Corps elements, Naval Special Forces, and Naval Aviation.
For UNITAS 2025, contingents from 25 countries will deploy about 8,000 personnel to the U.S. East Coast, together with dozens of ships, submarines, and naval aviation assets. According to information provided by the U.S. Navy, the participating forces, including the Argentine Navy, will follow a comprehensive schedule of operations to be conducted on land and waters near Naval Station Mayport, Florida; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Ground activities
With the presence of the different deployed ground contingents, the opening ceremony was held yesterday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In images released by the USMC, Argentine Marines from Marine Infantry Battalion 2 “Frigate Captain Pedro Edgardo Giachino” can be seen.
Thanks to the published photographs, it is possible to observe the various activities carried out in recent days by the ground contingents. These included, among others, shooting range training with rifles, machine guns, and mortars by the Spanish Marine Corps; recreational activities between Chile and Peru; as well as live-fire drills by Argentine naval special operations elements.
The participation of the Argentine Navy in UNITAS aims to enhance aspects related to interoperability and readiness, while also fostering interaction with the different participating forces.
Argentine Navy personnel and assets will take part in activities to test various capabilities. These operations include a SINKEX with live ammunition, an amphibious landing, as well as exercises involving surface, submarine, and naval aviation assets.
UNITAS 2025 includes the participation of 25 countries, among them: Germany, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
Cover image: U.S. Navy – Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino
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