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US Southern Command naval exercise strengthens formerly strained relationships

By Abraham Mahshie

Published November 5, 2020 10:00am ET

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US Southern Command naval exercise strengthens formerly strained relationships — Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States commenced UNITAS LXI, an annual multinational exercise, November 2, in Manta, Ecuador. | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

U.S. Southern Command kicked off the longest-standing naval exercise in the world this week off the coast of Ecuador, until recently a far-left government that banished American forces from a naval base paid for with American tax dollars.

“We embrace this opportunity to come together, united as one fighting force,” Rear Adm. Donald Gabrielson, commander of the U.S. 4th Fleet, said in virtual opening remarks for the 61st annual UNITAS exercise.

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