CARTAGENA, Colombia (July 12, 2023) U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, third from right, poses for a photograph with senior leaders from 20 partner nations at the Colombian Naval Museum in Cartagena, Colombia, on the official opening day of exercise UNITAS LXIV, July 12, 2023. The Colombian navy hosts this year's multinational maritime, annual exercise which features 26 surface vessels, three submarines, 25 aircraft - both fixed wing and helicopter, and approximately 7,000 personnel from 20 partner nations. Forces will conduct operations off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, and ashore in Covenas and Barranquilla, Colombia, through July 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink)